# Incident 19830623029969I: Beech H35, Graceville, MN, June 23, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 1983, 21:30 local time
- Place: Graceville, MN
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5687° N, 96.4372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Graceville, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5687&lon=-96.4372&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5HK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5HK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech H35 (registry code 1151520, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH H35
- Reported engine: CONT O470G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 436 total, 166 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83IA300](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83IA300) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830623029969I

## Narrative

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

WING STRUCK A TREE ON EDGE OF PRIVATE WET GRASS STRIP. BLAMED LOSS DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DUE TO WET GRASS AND WIND.

## 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 CHI83IA300](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83IA300), Jun 24, 1983: Beech H-35 (N5HK), Graceville, MN, incident, minor damage

## Other reports on N5HK (1)

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

- [Incident 19820405029269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820405029269I), Apr 5, 1982: Beech 35BEECH (N5HK), League City, TX, Minor damage. Landed gear up.

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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