# Accident 19810506023319A: Beech V35A, Seligman, AZ, May 6, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 1981, 18:45 local time
- Place: Seligman, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3256° N, 112.8572° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Seligman, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3256&lon=-112.8572&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8405N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8405N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech V35A (registry code 1151544, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 61 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81DUJ61](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUJ61) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810506023319A

## Narrative

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

WHEEL STRUCK HOLE ON TAKEOFF FROM FARM ROAD. IMPACT BROKE REAR WING SPAR.

## 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 LAX81DUJ61](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUJ61), May 6, 1981: Beech V35A (N8405N), Seligman, AZ, 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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