# Accident 19771203040749A: Beech V35A, Rio Rico, AZ, December 3, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 3, 1977
- Place: Rio Rico, AZ
- Airport: Gulf American
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 31.4715° N, 110.9765° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rio Rico, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.4715&lon=-110.9765&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5912S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5912S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech V35A (registry code 1151544, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 118 total, 32 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX78DUJ16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DUJ16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771203040749A

## Narrative

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

HIT 2 FT BERM ON RWY. DMGD WINGS.

## 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 LAX78DUJ16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DUJ16), Dec 3, 1977: Beech V35A (N5912S), Rio Rico, AZ, substantial damage

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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