# Accident 19790824025819A: Beech 23BEECH, Neihart, MT, August 24, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 1979, 17:30 local time
- Place: Neihart, MT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.9352° N, 110.7361° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Neihart, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9352&lon=-110.7361&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7635R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7635R-2017-02-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B23 (registry code 1151240, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 23BEECH
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 176 total, 107 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA79FA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FA050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790824025819A

## Narrative

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

EVIDENCE SHOWS ACFT FLEW INTO MOUNTAIN-SIDE IN LEVEL FLT. CLOUDS WERE PRESENT ATTHAT ELEVATION. VFR PLT. OFF AIRWAY

## 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 SEA79FA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FA050), Aug 24, 1979: Beech B23 (N7635R), Neihart, MT, destroyed, 4 fatal

## Other reports on N7635R (1)

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

- [Accident 19780527013259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780527013259A), May 27, 1978: Beech A2319 (N7635R), Nephi, UT, Substantial damage. Settled back on Dirt Road collapsing gear.

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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