# Incident 19780318008689I: Beech V35, Orient, WA, March 18, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 1978, 12:50 local time
- Place: Orient, WA
- Airport: Avey
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.9984° N, 118.2226° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at AVEY FLD (69S), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.9984&lon=-118.2226&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3746Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3746Q-2014-05-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech V35 (registry code 1151538, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 585 total, 250 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/19780318008689I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED ON CLOSED AIRPORT HAD BEEN BRIEFED. GEAR COLLAPSED IN 8 INCHES OF SNOW.

## Other reports on N3746Q (1)

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

- [Accident 19730707026462A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730707026462A), Jul 7, 1973: Beech V35 (N3746Q), Sonoma, CA, Substantial damage. Uncontrolled arpt.Beech on final struck by champion turning from short base leg.Beech lnd ok.

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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