# Accident 19820404007649A: Beech B35, Louisville, KY, April 4, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 1982, 08:24 local time
- Place: Louisville, KY
- Airport: Bowman
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2199° N, 85.6805° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2199&lon=-85.6805&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8854A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8854A-1982-09-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B35 (registry code 1151506, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B35
- Reported engine: CONT E2258
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL82FA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820404007649A

## Narrative

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

SMOKE IN COCKPIT FROM SHORTED WIRING.CRASH LANDED ON ADJACENT RUNWAY.WIRING REPORTED OLD AND IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT

## 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 ATL82FA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FA089), Apr 4, 1982: Beech B35 (N8854A), Louisville, KY, destroyed, 3 fatal

## Other reports on N8854A (1)

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

- [Incident 19800810080959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800810080959I), Aug 10, 1980: Beech B35 (N8854A), Louisville, KY, Minor damage. After touchdown and on rollout landing gear was inadvertently retracted.

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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