# Incident 19780522035299I: Beech K35, St Louis, MO, May 22, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 1978, 14:26 local time
- Place: St Louis, MO
- Airport: Lambert
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6273° N, 90.1979° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Louis, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6273&lon=-90.1979&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9530R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9530R-2023-04-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech K35 (registry code 1151524, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-k35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH K35
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 490 total, 0 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/19780522035299I

## Narrative

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

PILOT HAD VERTIGO AND REPORTED ERRATIC VOR INDICATIONS. VECTORED TO ASR APPROACH AT LAMBERT.

## Other reports on N9530R (3)

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

- [Accident 20220129001289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220129001289A), Jan 29, 2022: Beech K35 (N9530R), Salem, OR, Substantial damage, 2 fatal. The pilot requested a t/o, closed pattern and landing from sle tower. According to witnesses, as the aircraft entered the flare it pitched up, climbed…
- [Incident 19960923039239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960923039239I), Sep 23, 1996: Beech K35 (N9530R), San Jose, CA, Minor damage. Narrative: after landing, the gear collapsed. Causing the aircraft to skid-off the side of the runway. Left flap, landing gear and gear door damaged as a…
- [Incident 19830507046079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830507046079I), May 7, 1983: Beech K35 (N9530R), San Carlos, CA. Nose gear jammed on retraction after takeoff. Collapsed on landing. Push pull rod end failed.

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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