# Accident 19841217067159A: Beech V35A, Midlothian, TX, December 17, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 17, 1984, 18:48 local time
- Place: Midlothian, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: MDAA
- Location: 32.4896° N, 96.9907° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4896&lon=-96.9907&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7460N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7460N-2012-09-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech V35A (registry code 1151544, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35A
- Reported engine: CONT IO520BA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,182 total, 1 in this make and model, 305 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW85FA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85FA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841217067159A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT IMPACTED GROUND IN STEEP NOSE DOWN HIGH SPEED ATTITUDE. PILOT REPORTED LOSING DG AND ARTIFICAL HORIZON.

## 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 FTW85FA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85FA078), Dec 18, 1984: Beech V35A (N7460N), Midlothian, TX, destroyed, 1 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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