# Accident 19810516026669A: Beech A35, Beaver, UT, May 16, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 1981, 18:18 local time
- Place: Beaver, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2759° N, 112.6381° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Beaver, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2759&lon=-112.6381&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3158V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3158V-2009-08-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 35R (registry code 1151518, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A35
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 792 total, 54 in this make and model, 194 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN81FA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810516026669A

## Narrative

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

ATTEMPTED VFR FLIGHT IN MOUNTAIN AREA WITH LOW CLOUDS, RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS.  STRUCK SIDE OF MOUNTAIN.

## 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 DEN81FA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FA037), May 16, 1981: Beech A-35R (N3158V), Beaver, UT, substantial damage, 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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