# Accident 19800612090719A: Beech 35BEECH, Weaverville, CA, June 12, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 1980, 20:32 local time
- Place: Weaverville, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7407° N, 122.9290° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Weaverville, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7407&lon=-122.9290&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2948V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2948V-2012-09-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 35 (registry code 1151502, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35BEECH
- Reported engine: CONT E185*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 375 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80FA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FA112) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800612090719A

## Narrative

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

VFR PILOT CRASHED OUT OF CONTROL IN AREA OF CLOUD-OBSCURED MOUNTAINS. LAST REPORT WOULD ATTEMPT VFR ON TOP.

## 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 LAX80FA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FA112), Jun 12, 1980: Beech 35 (N2948V), Weaverville, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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