# Accident 19830522020409A: Beech V35B, Chesson, AL, May 22, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 1983, 09:45 local time
- Place: Chesson, AL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3910° N, 85.6790° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3910&lon=-85.6790&mi=10
- Aircraft: N313ZM (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35B
- Reported engine: CONT IO520BA
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 668 total, 89 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83FA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FA198) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830522020409A

## Narrative

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

AIRFRAME FAILURE IFR EN ROUTE. THUNDERSTORMS IN AREA. INDICATES LOSS OF CONTROL AND HIGH G LOAD. LOADED BEHIND CG.

## 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 ATL83FA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FA198), May 22, 1983: Beech V35B (N313ZM), Chesson, AL, destroyed, 4 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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