19791230036989A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech B35 · Fairmont, IN · December 30, 1979

Date
December 30, 1979 · 15:30 local
Place
Fairmont, IN
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8811A
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI80FEX03
Reported as
Beech B35
Reported engine
Continental E1858
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,300 total1 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

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.

Engine quit. Landed in plowed field. Flipped over. Found mixture control arm loose at carb. Inadequate maintenance

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT. LANDED IN PLOWED FIELD. FLIPPED OVER. FOUND MIXTURE CONTROL ARM LOOSE AT CARB. INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.