# Accident 19851003051219A: Beech V35, Bridger, MT, October 3, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 1985, 09:50 local time
- Place: Bridger, MT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1907° N, 108.7610° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1907&lon=-108.7610&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8475H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8475H-1993-03-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech V35 (registry code 1151538, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW86MA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86MA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851003051219A

## Narrative

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

LEFT WING CONTACTED ROCKY MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN IN IFR CONDITIONS.  VFR FLIGHT WAS NOT RECOMMENDED.  NO OXYGEN USED.

## 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 FTW86MA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86MA010), Oct 3, 1985: Beech V35 (N8475H), Bridger, MT, destroyed, 4 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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