# Accident 19831007054159A: Beech S35, Elgin, AZ, October 7, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 1983, 15:30 local time
- Place: Elgin, AZ
- Airport: Brophy Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.5694° N, 110.5391° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5694&lon=-110.5391&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6851Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6851Q-2018-03-13) (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: 4,000 total, 1,400 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831007054159A

## Narrative

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

DURING TAKEOFF ROLL AIRCRAFT LEFT RUNWAY AND LEFT WHEEL STRUCK A HIDDEN ROCK CAUSING IT TO VEER INTO TREES.

## 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 LAX84LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA003), Oct 7, 1983: Beech S35 (N6851Q), Elgin, AZ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6851Q (2)

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

- [Incident 20000719028149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000719028149I), Jul 19, 2000: Beech S35 (N6851Q), Phoenix, AZ, Minor damage. (-23)When the pilot departed E60 he noticed the landing gear light was inop. He attempted to cycle the gear but the gear system was inop. The pilot continued…
- [Incident 19900720057819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900720057819I), Jul 20, 1990: Beech S35 (N6851Q), Lukeville, AZ, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on rollout at a Private air strip. Nose wheel struck a ditch on runway and collapsed.

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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