# Accident 19771127042759A: Beech 36BEECH, Terre Haute, IN, November 27, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 27, 1977
- Place: Terre Haute, IN
- Airport: Hulman Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 39.4667° N, 87.4139° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Terre Haute, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4667&lon=-87.4139&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7981R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7981R-2002-12-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 36 (registry code 1151602, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 36BEECH
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,255 total, 0 in this make and model, 156 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78DEX03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78DEX03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771127042759A

## Narrative

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

WITNESS OBSERVED APPROX 3IN ICE PROTRUDING FROM LEADING EDGE OF WING.

## 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 CHI78DEX03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78DEX03), Nov 27, 1977: Beech 36 (N7981R), Terre Haute, IN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7981R (1)

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

- [Accident 19811027089689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811027089689A), Oct 27, 1981: Beech 36BEECH (N7981R), Marlboro, NY, Destroyed. Engine quit because of fuel exhaustion during missed approach. Pilot had several deviations during IFR flight.

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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