# Accident 19791207034829A: Beech J35, Wellston, OK, December 7, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 7, 1979, 15:00 local time
- Place: Wellston, OK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6839° N, 97.0634° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wellston, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6839&lon=-97.0634&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3018C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3018C-1988-05-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 200 (registry code 1152920, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH J35
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 648 total, 346 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80FPJ06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FPJ06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791207034829A

## Narrative

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

PROP OVER SPEED ENROUTE. SHUT DOWN ENGINE. LANDED ON HIGHWAY. HIT SIGN ON ROD OUT. DEFECTIVE PROP GOVERNOR.

## 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 FTW80FPJ06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FPJ06), Dec 7, 1979: Beech J35 (N3018C), Wellston, OK, 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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