# Incident 19780120003709I: Beech V35A, Willow Springs, MO, January 20, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 20, 1978, 15:30 local time
- Place: Willow Springs, MO
- Airport: Memorial
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.9868° N, 91.9616° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Willow Springs, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9868&lon=-91.9616&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7057N (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 580 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780120003709I

## Narrative

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

ATTEMPT BY LOCAL PILOT TO LAND ON SNOW COVERED SOD RUNWAY RESULTED IN LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.

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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