# Accident 19770731026659A: Beech 35BEECH, Morris, IL, July 31, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1977
- Place: Morris, IL
- Airport: Private Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 41.3802° N, 88.4243° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morris, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3802&lon=-88.4243&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3842N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3842N-2012-09-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 35 (registry code 1151502, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35BEECH
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 223 total, 179 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI77FEE34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEE34) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770731026659A

## Narrative

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

FLEXIBLE AIR DUCT COLLAPSED BECAUSE VALVE IN ALTERNATE AIR VALVE ASSEMBLY MALFUNCTIONED.

## 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 CHI77FEE34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEE34), Jul 31, 1977: Beech 35 (N3842N), Morris, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3842N (1)

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

- [Accident 19910520016709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910520016709A), May 20, 1991: Beech 35BEECH (N3842N), Harrison, ID, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Struck trees on rising terrain on climbout. Runway not recommended for takeoff due rising terrain. Valves leaking.

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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