# Accident 19790318004909A: Beech P35BEECH, Mormon Mesa, NV, March 18, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 1979, 13:30 local time
- Place: Mormon Mesa, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N8665M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8665M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech P35 (registry code 1151530, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-p35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH P35BEECH
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 302 total, 117 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK79DVW12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVW12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790318004909A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ON VFR FLIGHT ENTERED CLOUDS WENT INTO SPIRAL DIVE, PULLED OUT UNDER CLOUDS - PULLOUT DAMAGED AIRFRAME.

## 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 OAK79DVW12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVW12), Mar 18, 1979: Beech P35 (N8665M), Mormon Mesa, NV, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8665M (1)

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

- [Incident 19910828046669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910828046669I), Aug 28, 1991: Beech P35BEECH (N8665M), Carson City, NV, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on a touch and go landing. Student stated he had 3 green lights.

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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