# Incident 19820106003259I: Beech 35BEECH, Aurora, IL, January 6, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 6, 1982, 17:00 local time
- Place: Aurora, IL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7606° N, 88.3201° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aurora, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7606&lon=-88.3201&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4489V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4489V-1984-07-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 35 (registry code 1151502, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35BEECH
- Reported engine: CONT E185*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 380 total, 20 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820106003259I

## Narrative

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

ZA FSS ADIVSED PILOT VFR WEATHER. ENCOUNTERED SNOW SHOWERS. ELECTED TO LAND ON FARM FIELD. NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED.

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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