# Accident 19810723043839A: Beech F35, Laketown, UT, July 23, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 1981, 20:00 local time
- Place: Laketown, UT
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8293° N, 111.3327° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Laketown, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8293&lon=-111.3327&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4258B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4258B-2021-09-24) (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: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 335 total, 240 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN81DTM36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81DTM36) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810723043839A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED ON PRIVATE STRIP THAT HAD BEEN FLOODED FOR IRRIGATION CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT.

## 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 DEN81DTM36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81DTM36), Jul 23, 1981: Beech F35 (N4258B), Laketown, UT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4258B (2)

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

- [Incident 19950509015189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950509015189I), May 9, 1995: Beech F35 (N4258B), Springfield, MO, Minor damage. Nose gear folded on landing. Pop and thump on retraction. Rod end on nose gear retract rod had failed.
- [Incident 19790705018599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790705018599I), Jul 5, 1979: Beech B35 (N4258B), Tremonton, UT. During cruise engine surged, smoke entered cabin. Pilot landed safely. Prop actuator bearing PNB200-202 faile

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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