# Accident 19800219002959A: Beech N35, Cape Giradeau, MO, February 19, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 1980, 20:03 local time
- Place: Cape Giradeau, MO
- Airport: Cape Giradeau
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N9482Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9482Y-2011-01-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech N35 (registry code 1151528, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-n35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH N35
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,410 total, 764 in this make and model, 72 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC80FCA08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FCA08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800219002959A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK GROUND ON NIGHT ILS APPROACH THREE MILES SHORT OF RUNWAY. MISREAD ALTIMETER. DARK NIGHT, LOW CLOUDS AND FOG.

## 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 MKC80FCA08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FCA08), Feb 19, 1980: Beech N35 (N9482Y), Cape Girardeau, MO, 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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