# Accident 19830810040919A: Beech S35, Austin, MN, August 10, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 1983, 16:00 local time
- Place: Austin, MN
- Airport: Austin
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6708° N, 92.9706° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6708&lon=-92.9706&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5732K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5732K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech S35 (registry code 1151532, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-s35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH S35
- Reported engine: CONT IO520B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 296 total, 86 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83LA376](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA376) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830810040919A

## Narrative

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

DURING TAKEOFF ROLL DOOR POPPED OPEN AND PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ALLOWING AIRCRAFT TO HIT RUNWAY LIGHTS.

## 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 CHI83LA376](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA376), Aug 10, 1983: Beech S35 (N5732K), Austin, MN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5732K (1)

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

- [Incident 19830117010469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830117010469I), Jan 17, 1983: Beech S35 (N5732K), Rochester, MN, Minor damage. Failed to turn on alternator after starting. Electric power was failing for landing. Gear not full down on landing.

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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