Beechcraft V35B Bonanza, N179R, incident occurred on October 2, 2025, at Black River Falls Municipal Airport (BCK/KBCK), Black River Falls, Wisconsin

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https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N179R

- History of Flight:
On October 2, 2025, at about 1438 local time, a privately-registered Beechcraft V35B Bonanza, N179R, sustained unknown damage when it landed gearup on runway 8/26 at Black River Falls Municipal Airport (BCK/KBCK), Black River Falls, Wisconsin. The sole pilot onboard was not injured. The flight originated from La Crosse Regional Airport (LSE/KLSE), La Crosse, Wisconsin, at 1317 LT, and was destined to an unknown location.

According to preliminary ADS-B data, the airplane entered a left turn after departure from KLSE and proceeded to the north. At 1326 LT, the airplane entered a series of manoeuvres and then climbed to an altitude of 3,100 ft. At 1340 LT, the airplane entered yet another series of turns and manoeuvres in the vicinity of KBCK and continued to climb up to an altitude of 5,800 ft before it entered a descent towards the airport (figure 1). The last ADS-B return was recorded 3.10 miles west of KBCK.

Figure 1: Flightaware data ran through Flysto

- Weather:

METAR KBCK 021915Z AUTO 17004KT 10SM CLR 28/15 A3014 RMK AO2 T02800147

METAR KBCK 021935Z AUTO 18004KT 10SM CLR 28/14 A3014 RMK AO2 T02820144

METAR KBCK 021955Z AUTO 19005KT 10SM CLR 28/14 A3013 RMK AO2 T02830143