# Accident 19810320011299A: Beech V35B, Winkleman, AZ, March 20, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 1981, 11:43 local time
- Place: Winkleman, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9825° N, 110.7617° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winkelman, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9825&lon=-110.7617&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8587R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8587R-1984-03-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech V35B (registry code 1151548, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 338 total, 195 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81FA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810320011299A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL IN MOUNTAIN AREA WITH TOPS OBSCURED BY CLOUDS, RAIN, FOG. FAILED TO OBTAIN COMPLETE WEATHER BRIEFING.

## 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 LAX81FA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FA063), Mar 20, 1981: Beech B35 (N8587R), Winkelman, AZ, 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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