# Incident 19780907018589I: Beech V35, New London, NH, September 7, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 1978, 13:00 local time
- Place: New London, NH
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.4157° N, 71.9861° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New London, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4157&lon=-71.9861&mi=10
- Aircraft: N562EL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N562EL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech V35B (registry code 1151548, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,420 total, 2,500 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/19780907018589I

## Narrative

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

TAXIING AIRCRAFT STRUCK METAL SPIKE ON PRIVATE GRASS STRIP.

## Other reports on N562EL (2)

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

- [Incident 19910210008839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910210008839I), Feb 10, 1991: Beech V35B (N562EL), Groton - New Lo, CT, Minor damage. Landed gear up. Pilot stated gear horn sounded only after contact with runway.
- [Accident 19740311005019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740311005019A), Mar 11, 1974: Beech V35B (N562EL), Gainesville, FL, Substantial damage. Retracted gr instead of flaps.

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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