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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech C35BEECH · Somers, IA · November 24, 1979

Date: November 24, 1979 · 16:00 local
Place: Somers, IA
Airport: Private
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8976A
Reported as: Beech C35BEECH
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 200 total150 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N8976ARegistration cancelled Feb 6, 2003 · Beech C35S/N D-2730 · Built 1951 Airframe modelBeech C35 Engine modelContinental E185 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot landed gear up. Claimed he knew it was down. Later crash during ferry precluded further investigation.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT LANDED GEAR UP. CLAIMED HE KNEW IT WAS DOWN. LATER CRASH DURING FERRY PRECLUDED FURTHER INVESTIGATION.

Other reports on N8976A · 1

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

Accident 19791130031579ATakeoff Ground Roll · Somers, IALost directional control just after liftoff. Veered off runway heading. Hit ground in adjacent field.Nov 30, 1979 · Reported as Beech A35 · Substantial damage