# Accident 19781220037339A: Beech F35, Greeley, CO, December 20, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 20, 1978
- Place: Greeley, CO
- Airport: Greeley Weld Co.
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 40.4374° N, 104.6332° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GREELEY-WELD COUNTY (GXY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4374&lon=-104.6332&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3512B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3512B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E35 (registry code 1151512, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E225 series (registry code 17015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH F35
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 95 total, 22 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN79FTE13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FTE13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781220037339A

## Narrative

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

GUSTS TO 35KTS.

## 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 DEN79FTE13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FTE13), Dec 20, 1978: Beech 35 (N3512B), Greeley, CO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3512B (2)

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

- [Incident 20020828026149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020828026149I), Aug 28, 2002: Beech E35 (N3512B), New Smyrnabeach, FL, Minor damage. (-23) The pilots statement stated that touch down on the main landing gear was normal and on roll out the nose gear collapsed. Landing gear retraction was…
- [Incident 19860919063479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860919063479I), Sep 19, 1986: Beech E35 (N3512B), Prairieville, LA, Minor damage. Lost directional control on rollout after left brake failure. Damage to propeller and wingtip.

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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