# Accident 19760823026319A: Beech J35, El Dorado, KS, August 23, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 1976
- Place: El Dorado, KS
- Airport: El Dorado Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 37.8204° N, 96.8630° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of El Dorado, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8204&lon=-96.8630&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7216B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7216B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech J35 (registry code 1151522, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-j35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH J35
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,158 total, 1,587 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC76DCQ75](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DCQ75) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760823026319A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PLT RPTD LOW VELOCITY WIND GUST.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MKC76DCQ75](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DCQ75), Aug 23, 1976: Beech J35 (N7216B), El Dorado, KS, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7216B (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19881210053359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881210053359I), Dec 10, 1988: Beech J35 (N7216B), Augusta, KS, Minor damage. Pilot forgot to lower landing gear and landed gear up. Minor damage to aircraft.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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