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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech V35A · Cedar Hill, TX · October 15, 1980

Date
October 15, 1980 · 10:30 local
Place
Cedar Hill, TX
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N1780A
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW81FA004
Reported as
Beech V35A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
3,238 total1,038 in this make and model30 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.

Struck radio tower guywire during low-level cruise in marginal VFR weather. Top of tower obscured by clouds.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK RADIO TOWER GUYWIRE DURING LOW-LEVEL CRUISE IN MARGINAL VFR WEATHER. TOP OF TOWER OBSCURED BY CLOUDS.

NTSB investigation

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