# Incident 19811218089969I: Beech H35, Buckeye, AZ, December 18, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 18, 1981, 10:30 local time
- Place: Buckeye, AZ
- Airport: Pierce
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3664° N, 112.6180° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Pierce Airport (10AZ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3664&lon=-112.6180&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5401D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5401D-2018-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech H35 (registry code 1151520, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH H35
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 30 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811218089969I

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A TELEPHONE LINE ON APPROACH TO LANDING. CONTINUED TO A LANDING ON THE RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N5401D (1)

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

- [Incident 20010623015249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010623015249I), Jun 23, 2001: Beech H35 (N5401D), Phoenix, AZ, Minor damage. (-23) At approximately 10:00 am listened to ATIS, contacted ground, requested permission to taxi and perform touch and goes, was given permission to taxi to…

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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