# Accident 19830306006149A: Beech K35, Birmingham, AL, March 6, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 1983, 19:32 local time
- Place: Birmingham, AL
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6204° N, 86.6494° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6204&lon=-86.6494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9543R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9543R-2014-11-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech K35 (registry code 1151524, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-k35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH K35
- Reported engine: CONT IO470C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 241 total, 20 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83FA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FA129) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830306006149A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES ON A NIGHT PRACTICE LOC APPROACH.  TOO LOW AND SLOW. PASSENGER IN RIGHT FRONT SEAT NOT PILOT RATED.

## 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 ATL83FA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FA129), Mar 7, 1983: Beech K35 (N9543R), Birmingham, AL, destroyed, 2 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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