# Incident 19850921075359I: Beech V35B, Morgantown, WV, September 21, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 1985, 11:20 local time
- Place: Morgantown, WV
- Airport: Morgantown Municipal-Walter L Bill
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6375° N, 79.9469° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morgantown, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6375&lon=-79.9469&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1234V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1234V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech V35B (registry code 1151548, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 250 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850921075359I

## Narrative

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

PILOT DEVIATED DURING VISUAL APPROACH.

## Other reports on N1234V (1)

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

- [Incident 19900117004049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900117004049I), Jan 17, 1990: Beech V35B (N1234V), Palmer, MA, Minor damage. Pilot made a hard landing. Aircraft bounced then landed nose gear first.

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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