# Accident 19850405014029A: Beech 35BEECH, East Haddam, CT, April 5, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 1985, 13:15 local time
- Place: East Haddam, CT
- Airport: Goodspeed
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4457° N, 72.4556° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GOODSPEED (42B), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4457&lon=-72.4556&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3082V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3082V-2006-02-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 35 (registry code 1151502, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35BEECH
- Reported engine: CONT E2258
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 650 total, 230 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC85LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA101) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850405014029A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STALLED SHORT OF RUNWAY AFTER NOSE HIGH APPROACH. DISTRACTION DUE TO DOOR WHICH POPPED OPEN ON TAKEOFF.

## 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 NYC85LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA101), Apr 5, 1985: Beech B-35 (N3082V), East Haddam, CT, substantial damage

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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