# Accident 19820624024679A: Beech V35B, Ringling, MT, June 24, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 1982, 06:00 local time
- Place: Ringling, MT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.2607° N, 110.7805° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2607&lon=-110.7805&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4538S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4538S-2011-04-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech V35B (registry code 1151548, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35B
- Reported engine: CONT IO520BA
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 5
- Pilot flight hours: 786 total, 76 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN82AA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82AA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820624024679A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A CLOUD-OBSCURED MOUNTAIN WHILE FOLLOWING A RAILROAD VFR. WAS ADVISED VFR FLIGHT NOT RECOMMENDED.

## 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 DEN82AA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82AA115), Jun 24, 1982: Beech V35B (N4538S), Near Ringling, MT, destroyed, 6 fatal

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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