# Accident 19801121074729A: Beech A35, Rock Springs, TX, November 21, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 21, 1980, 19:00 local time
- Place: Rock Springs, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0171° N, 100.2133° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rocksprings, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0171&lon=-100.2133&mi=10
- Aircraft: N741B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N741B-2013-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A35 (registry code 1151504, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E225 series (registry code 17015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A35
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 198 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81FA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801121074729A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL OF AIRPLANE IN CLOUDS. CAME OUT OF OVERCAST IN VERTICAL DIVE. STARTED RECOVERY NEAR GROUND IMPACT.

## 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 FTW81FA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FA010), Nov 21, 1980: Beech A35 (N741B), Rock Springs, TX, destroyed, 2 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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