# Accident 19791230036989A: Beech B35, Fairmont, IN, December 30, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 30, 1979, 15:30 local time
- Place: Fairmont, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N8811A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8811A-1980-02-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B35 (registry code 1151506, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B35
- Reported engine: CONT E1858
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 1 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80FEX03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEX03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791230036989A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 CHI80FEX03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEX03), Dec 30, 1979: Beech B35 (N8811A), Fairmount, IN, 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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.