# Accident 19780429023209A: Beech F35, Audubon, IA, April 29, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 1978
- Place: Audubon, IA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Location: 41.7180° N, 94.9284° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Audubon, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7180&lon=-94.9284&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7971K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7971K-2017-02-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech S35 (registry code 1151532, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-s35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH F35
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 2,720 total, 2,520 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC78FA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780429023209A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 MKC78FA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FA034), Apr 29, 1978: Beech S-35 (N7971K), Audubon, IA, destroyed, 5 fatal

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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