# Accident 19791130031579A: Beech A35, Somers, IA, November 30, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 30, 1979, 09:30 local time
- Place: Somers, IA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3787° N, 94.4310° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Somers, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3787&lon=-94.4310&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8976A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8976A-2003-02-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C35 (registry code 1151508, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A35
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 22,423 total, 15,000 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC80FCD07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FCD07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791130031579A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL JUST AFTER LIFTOFF. VEERED OFF RUNWAY HEADING. HIT GROUND IN ADJACENT FIELD.

## 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 MKC80FCD07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FCD07), Nov 30, 1979: Beech C35 (N8976A), Somers, IA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8976A (1)

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

- [Incident 19791124045959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791124045959I), Nov 24, 1979: Beech C35BEECH (N8976A), Somers, IA, Minor damage. Pilot landed gear up. Claimed he knew it was down. Later crash during ferry precluded further investigation.

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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