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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech A35 · Hobart, IN · August 15, 1980

Date
August 15, 1980 · 19:30 local
Place
Hobart, IN
Airport
Sky Ranch
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8654A
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI80FET25
Reported as
Beech A35
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
632 total47 in this make and model11 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Wing dipped on final, tip tank struck ground on edge of runway, prior to touchdown.

As the FAA filed it

WING DIPPED ON FINAL, TIP TANK STRUCK GROUND ON EDGE OF RUNWAY, PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.