# Incident 19780401007929I: Beech A35, Independence, MO, April 1, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 1978, 09:30 local time
- Place: Independence, MO
- Airport: Memorial
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0911° N, 94.4155° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Independence, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0911&lon=-94.4155&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8684A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8684A-2021-10-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A35 (registry code 1151504, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A35
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20 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/19780401007929I

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR FELL INTO HOLE IN TAXIWAY WHILE TAXIING. HOLE WAS COVERED OVER WITH MUD AND LOOSE GRAVEL.

## Other reports on N8684A (1)

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

- [Incident 19790914035509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790914035509I), Sep 14, 1979: Beech 36BEECH (N8684A), Jonesboro, AR. Pilot diverted when tachometer became erractic and noisey. Found tach cable binding in housing.

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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