# Accident 19851112056709A: Beech S35, Pampa, TX, November 12, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 1985, 19:59 local time
- Place: Pampa, TX
- Airport: Perry Lefors Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5396° N, 100.9604° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5396&lon=-100.9604&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6843Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6843Q-1990-05-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech S35 (registry code 1151532, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-s35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH S35
- Reported engine: CONT IO520B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,718 total, 494 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW86FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86FA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851112056709A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO THE GROUND ONE MILE SHORT OF THE RUNWAY ON A NIGHT NDB APPROACH. VISIBILITY WAS BELOW MINIMUMS.

## 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 FTW86FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86FA024), Nov 13, 1985: Beech S35 (N6843Q), Pampa, TX, destroyed, 1 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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