# Accident 19811007065729A: Beech V35A, Dallas, TX, October 7, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 1981, 15:59 local time
- Place: Dallas, TX
- Airport: Redbird
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: MDAA
- Location: 32.7831° N, 96.8067° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dallas, TX, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7831&lon=-96.8067&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7173N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7173N) (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
- Reported engine: CONT IO520BA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,595 total, 296 in this make and model, 342 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82DA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811007065729A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON FINAL AFTER SWITCHING TANKS. CRASHED SHORT OF RUNWAY. FOUND MUD DAUBER FOULED FUEL VENT.

## 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 FTW82DA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA002), Oct 7, 1981: Beech V35A (N7173N), Dallas, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7173N (1)

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

- [Incident 19801204085029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801204085029I), Dec 4, 1980: Beech V35A (N7173N), Dallas, TX, Minor damage. Pilot was high and fast on second approach. Attempted to land, overshot.

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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