# Incident 19790914035509I: Beech 36BEECH, Jonesboro, AR, September 14, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 1979, 12:30 local time
- Place: Jonesboro, AR
- Airport: Municipal
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8423° N, 90.7043° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jonesboro, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8423&lon=-90.7043&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8684A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8684A-2021-10-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A35 (registry code 1151504, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 36BEECH
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 100 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/19790914035509I

## Narrative

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

PILOT DIVERTED WHEN TACHOMETER BECAME ERRACTIC AND NOISEY. FOUND TACH CABLE BINDING IN HOUSING.

## Other reports on N8684A (1)

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

- [Incident 19780401007929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780401007929I), Apr 1, 1978: Beech A35 (N8684A), Independence, MO, Minor damage. Nose gear fell into hole in taxiway while taxiing. Hole was covered over with mud and loose gravel.

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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