# Accident 19791223036589A: Beech 35C33, Grand Forks, ND, December 23, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 23, 1979, 19:45 local time
- Place: Grand Forks, ND
- Airport: International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.9196° N, 97.0873° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Forks, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9196&lon=-97.0873&mi=10
- Aircraft: N692D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N692D-1982-03-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C35 (registry code 1151508, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35C33
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 1,240 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC80FTG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FTG02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791223036589A

## Narrative

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

OPERATED ACFT INTO KNOWN ICING ON ILS APPROACH. ACFT STALLED, HIT GROUND ONE MILE SHORT OF RWY. NO DEICE EQUIPMENT.

## 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 MKC80FTG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FTG02), Dec 23, 1979: Beech C35 (N692D), Grand Forks, ND, substantial damage

## Other reports on N692D (1)

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

- [Accident 19790822029289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790822029289A), Aug 22, 1979: Beech 35BEECH (N692D), Chicago, IL, Substantial damage. Pilot was mistakenly cleared for takeoff on closed rwy. Hit barricade. Factors: no advisory, dark, wet runway.

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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