# Incident 19780427013809I: Beech B35, Athens, GA, April 27, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 1978, 12:45 local time
- Place: Athens, GA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9609° N, 83.3779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Athens, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9609&lon=-83.3779&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3859B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3859B-1985-07-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech F35 (registry code 1151514, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-f35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B35
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 550 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/19780427013809I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT FERRIED OUT OF DISTRICT FOR MAINTENANCE BEFORE SYSTEM COULD BE CHECKED.

## Other reports on N3859B (1)

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

- [Accident 19820215003939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820215003939A), Feb 15, 1982: Beech 35BEECH (N3859B), Ottawa, OH, Substantial damage. Struck snow berm off approach end of runway on short final. Snow berm blend into snowscape. Was not seen by pilot.

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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