# Incident 19801026076089I: Beech 35B33, Des Moines, IA, October 26, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 1980, 11:20 local time
- Place: Des Moines, IA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6005° N, 93.6091° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Des Moines, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6005&lon=-93.6091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3EM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3EM-1988-04-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 35-B33 (registry code 1151406, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35-b33) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35B33
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,100 total, 50 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801026076089I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STRUCK DUCK WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH OVERCAST.

## Other reports on N3EM (2)

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

- [Accident 19850521018919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850521018919A), May 21, 1985: Beech 35B33 (N3EM), Calamus, IA, Substantial damage. Landed long and ran off runway end into dirt bank. Facility directory says land only to south due to powerlines
- [Accident 19771005028159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771005028159A), Oct 5, 1977: Beech 35B33 (N3EM), Des Moines, IA, Substantial damage. Tire was flat or went flat during landing.

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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