# Accident 19810704038319A: Beech F35, Carson City, NV, July 4, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1981, 17:50 local time
- Place: Carson City, NV
- Airport: Douglas Co
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1638° N, 119.7674° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carson City, NV, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1638&lon=-119.7674&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3339C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3339C-2013-02-25) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81FA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FA103) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810704038319A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO OUTCLIMB RISING MOUNTAIN TERRAIN WITHOUT CIRCLING FOR ALTITUDE. MODERATE DOWNDRAFT IN AREA, STRUCK TREES.

## 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 LAX81FA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FA103), Jul 4, 1981: Beech F35 (N3339C), Carson City, NV, destroyed, 1 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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