# Accident 19831204059689A: Beech 77, Sidney, OH, December 4, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 4, 1983, 13:00 local time
- Place: Sidney, OH
- Airport: Sidney
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2792° N, 84.1593° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2792&lon=-84.1593&mi=10
- Aircraft: N37253, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N37253-1994-08-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 77 (registry code 1153007, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-77) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 77
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 947 total, 9 in this make and model, 91 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI84FA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84FA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831204059689A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES ON A VOR APPROACH AFTER AIRCRAFT STALLED DUE TO ICING. GROSS MISJUDGMENT IN PRACTICE IFR WITH ICING.

## 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 CHI84FA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84FA054), Dec 4, 1983: Beech 77 (N37253), Sidney, OH, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N37253 (1)

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

- [Incident 19801019075359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801019075359I), Oct 19, 1980: Beech 77 (N37253), French Lick, IN, Minor damage. Za wing came up after landing and the propeller struck the runway. Student pilot in moderate crosswind.

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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