# Accident 19780820027439A: Beech J35, Chinle, AZ, August 20, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1978
- Place: Chinle, AZ
- Airport: Chinle
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 36.1093° N, 109.5755° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHINLE MUNI (E91), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1093&lon=-109.5755&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3JF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3JF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech J35 (registry code 1151522, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-j35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH J35
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,675 total, 800 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX78DUJ93](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DUJ93) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780820027439A

## 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 LAX78DUJ93](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DUJ93), Aug 20, 1978: Beech J35 (N3JF), Chinle, AZ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3JF (1)

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

- [Incident 19900208011179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900208011179I), Feb 8, 1990: Beech J35 (N3JF), Rapid City, SD, Minor damage. At touchdown gust of wind rolled aircraft to right. Tip tank drain hit runway. Made a go around and landed safely.

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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