# Accident 19830215005749A: Beech V35A, Sioux Falls, SD, February 15, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 1983, 19:55 local time
- Place: Sioux Falls, SD
- Airport: Joe Foss Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5400° N, 96.7301° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5400&lon=-96.7301&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8478N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8478N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech V35A (registry code 1151544, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35A
- Reported engine: CONT IO520BA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 40 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN83FTK03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83FTK03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830215005749A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK POWERLINE, TREES AND MOBILE HOME 3 MILES SHORT OF FIELD ON A ILS APPROACH, WAS 1000 FEET TOO LOW.

## 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 DEN83FTK03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83FTK03), Feb 16, 1983: Beech V35A (N8478N), Sioux Falls, SD, destroyed

## Other reports on N8478N (1)

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

- [Incident 20230412012609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230412012609I), Apr 12, 2023: Beech V35A (N8478N), Fergus Falls, MN, Minor damage. 04/12/2023 Flight from flying cloud (kfcm) to Fergus Falls (kffm), 2 people on board, PIC and qualified CFI as a passenger in right seat. On final approach 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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