# Accident 19800220003299A: Beech M35, Wichita Falls, TX, February 20, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 1980, 14:45 local time
- Place: Wichita Falls, TX
- Airport: Wichita Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9476° N, 98.6161° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WICHITA VALLEY (F14), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9476&lon=-98.6161&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9860R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9860R-2014-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech M35 (registry code 1151526, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-m35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH M35
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,347 total, 489 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80DPD11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DPD11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800220003299A

## Narrative

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

AIRPLANE VEERED OFF GRASS RUNWAY INTO SOFT SHOULDER WHILE LANDING IN GUSTY SURFACE WIND.

## 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 FTW80DPD11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DPD11), Feb 20, 1980: Beech M35 (N9860R), Wichita Falls, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9860R (1)

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

- [Incident 20110628011489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110628011489I), Jun 28, 2011: Beech M35 (N9860R), Rolling Fork, MS, Minor damage. Pilot reported that the engine was running rough. He attempted to land at 5MS1 airport which is near Rolling folk, Mississippi. The aircraft engine surged and…

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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