# Accident 19790501007269A: Beech A65, Waldron, AR, May 1, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 1979, 16:15 local time
- Place: Waldron, AR
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9033° N, 94.0948° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waldron, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9033&lon=-94.0948&mi=10
- Aircraft: N179SB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N179SB-2013-06-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 65 (registry code 1152802, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GSO&IGSO-480 series (registry code 41529, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-gso-igso-480-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A65
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,832 total, 4,917 in this make and model, 64 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79DPG32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DPG32) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790501007269A

## Narrative

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

PILOT EXPERIENCED HYDROPLANING ON LANDING. DECIDED TO GO AROUND. HIT BUSHES, ABORTED GO AROUND.

## 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 FTW79DPG32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DPG32), May 1, 1979: Beech 65 (N179SB), Waldron, AR, substantial damage

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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