# Accident 19850502020371A: Beech B35, Sussex, WI, May 2, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 1985, 08:58 local time
- Place: Sussex, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1290° N, 88.2096° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1290&lon=-88.2096&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5182C (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B35
- Reported engine: CONT E2258
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,840 total, 80 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI85FA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85FA185) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850502020371A

## Narrative

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

DURING 1000 AGL CRUISE IN AREA OF SEVERAL AIRPORTS AIRCRAFT STRUCK N6464L. DID NOT SEE AIRCRAFT TILL IMPACT.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N6464L, Cessna 152: [Accident 19850502020372A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850502020372A)

## 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 CHI85FA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85FA185), May 2, 1985: Beech B35 (N5182C), Sussex, WI, 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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