# Accident 19851005057239A: Beech K35, El Paso, TX, October 5, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 1985, 17:55 local time
- Place: El Paso, TX
- Airport: El Paso International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.8010° N, 106.3608° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8010&lon=-106.3608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35JW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N35JW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech K35 (registry code 1151524, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-k35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH K35
- Reported engine: CONT IO470C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 623 total, 313 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW86LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851005057239A

## Narrative

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

DRAGGED WINGTIP AFTER ENCOUNTERING DUST DEVIL JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN. LANDED BETWEEN RUNWAY AND TAXIWAY.

## 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 FTW86LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LA005), Oct 5, 1985: Beech K35 (N35JW), El Paso, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N35JW (1)

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

- [Incident 20211126019879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211126019879I), Nov 26, 2021: Beech K35 (N35JW), Watonga, OK, Minor damage. On November 26, 2021 at approxiamately 1052 local time, a 1959 Beech K35 landed at Watonga (jwg), Oklahoma. During landing rollout the pilot indvertently…

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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