# Accident 19810101000409A: Beech F35, Paris, KS, January 1, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 1, 1981, 09:30 local time
- Place: Paris, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2123° N, 94.8252° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Township of Paris, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2123&lon=-94.8252&mi=10
- Aircraft: N266S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N266S-2018-01-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech F35 (registry code 1151514, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-f35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E225 series (registry code 17015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH F35
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 320 total, 125 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC81FA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810101000409A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL IN CLOUDS. RECOVERED FROM SPIRAL DIVE BELOW CLOUDS. PROCEEDED TO DESTINATION. WINGS WRINKLED BY STRESS

## 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 MKC81FA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FA012), Jan 1, 1981: Beech F35 (N266S), Paris, TN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N266S (1)

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

- [Incident 19900621033559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900621033559I), Jun 21, 1990: Beech F35 (N266S), Fort Worth, TX, Minor damage. Pilot inadvertently selected gear up instead of flaps while expediting departure from runway. Gear collapsed.

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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