# Accident 19801122070169A: Beech K35, Alpine, TX, November 22, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 22, 1980, 21:45 local time
- Place: Alpine, TX
- Airport: Alpine Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3639° N, 103.6645° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alpine, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3639&lon=-103.6645&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5371E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5371E-1982-11-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech K35 (registry code 1151524, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-k35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH K35
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,085 total, 15 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81DQD08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DQD08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801122070169A

## Narrative

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

LOW ON FINAL, STRUCK POWERLINE. LANDED SHORT OFF RUNWAY. UNSKILLED IN TYPE AND NIGHT LANDINGS.

## 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 FTW81DQD08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DQD08), Nov 22, 1980: Beech K35 (N5371E), Alpine, TX, substantial damage

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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