# Accident 19810717042269A: Beech B35, Columbus, OH, July 17, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1981, 09:45 local time
- Place: Columbus, OH
- Airport: Port Columbus Int
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9612° N, 82.9988° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbus, OH, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9612&lon=-82.9988&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5138C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5138C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B35 (registry code 1151506, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B35
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 322 total, 85 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FEK24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEK24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810717042269A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER BOTH PROPELLOR BLADES SPERATED ON CLIMBOUT AFTER TAKEOFF.

## 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 CHI81FEK24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEK24), Jul 17, 1981: Beech B35 (N5138C), Columbus, OH, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5138C (1)

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

- [Incident 19790911035109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790911035109I), Sep 11, 1979: Beech B35 (N5138C), Columbus, OH, Minor damage. Zw pilot failed to lower gear for landing. Red gear up indicator light was inoperative.

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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