# Accident 19800501018409A: Beech M35, Somerville, NJ, May 1, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 1980, 18:30 local time
- Place: Somerville, NJ
- Airport: Somerset
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6260° N, 74.6700° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SOMERSET (SMQ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6260&lon=-74.6700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9792R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9792R-2022-02-05) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 780 total, 375 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC80FHA11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FHA11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800501018409A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT DURING APPROACH TO RUNWAY. LANDED SHORT ON ROUGH GROUND. FOUND DIRT AND WATER IN FUEL.

## 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 NYC80FHA11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FHA11), May 1, 1980: Beech M35 (N9792R), Somerville, NJ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9792R (3)

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

- [Incident 20080208011749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080208011749I), Feb 8, 2008: Beech M35 (N9792R), Dallas, TX, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot statement: at about 5 miles out ATC descended him to 2000' AGL and assigned him a heading for a downwind to 31 right. Was switched to tower and…
- [Incident 20000701026409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000701026409I), Jul 1, 2000: Beech M35 (N9792R), Waco, TX, Minor damage. (-23)On 7/01/2000 at 1320 local time a Beechcraft BE-35-M35, registration number N9792R, owned or registered to[privacy data omitted] sucessfully accomplished…
- [Incident 19921027046979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921027046979I), Oct 27, 1992: Beech M35 (N9792R), Tulsa, OK, Minor damage. Nose landing gear collapsed as aircraft turned off 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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