# Accident 19830820043039A: Beech V35, Conchas Dam, NM, August 20, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1983, 20:08 local time
- Place: Conchas Dam, NM
- Airport: Conchas Dam
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2896° N, 104.1897° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2896&lon=-104.1897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5429U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5429U-1984-06-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech V35 (registry code 1151538, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35
- Reported engine: CONT IO520BA
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 192 total, 21 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83FA387](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83FA387) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830820043039A

## Narrative

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

STALLED AND CRASHED DURING LOW LEVEL FLIGHT. CONTROL WHEEL AND PEDALS IN USE BY RIGHT SEAT PASSENGER. ALCOHOL USED.

## 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 FTW83FA387](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83FA387), Aug 21, 1983: Beech V35 (N5429U), Conchas, NM, 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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