# Accident 19820215003939A: Beech 35BEECH, Ottawa, OH, February 15, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 1982, 10:40 local time
- Place: Ottawa, OH
- Airport: Putnam Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0206° N, 84.0399° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0206&lon=-84.0399&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3859B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3859B-1985-07-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech F35 (registry code 1151514, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-f35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35BEECH
- Reported engine: CONT E2258
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 779 total, 3 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI82DA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820215003939A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK SNOW BERM OFF APPROACH END OF RUNWAY ON SHORT FINAL. SNOW BERM BLEND INTO SNOWSCAPE. WAS NOT SEEN BY PILOT.

## 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 CHI82DA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA047), Feb 15, 1982: Beech 35 (N3859B), Ottawa, OH, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3859B (1)

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

- [Incident 19780427013809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780427013809I), Apr 27, 1978: Beech B35 (N3859B), Athens, GA, Minor damage. Aircraft ferried out of district for maintenance before system could be checked.

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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