# Accident 19851129058359A: Beech 36BEECH, Odell, IL, November 29, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 29, 1985, 12:13 local time
- Place: Odell, IL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0009° N, 88.5192° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0009&lon=-88.5192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3807Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3807Z-1989-03-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 36BEECH
- Reported engine: CONT IO520BB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 3 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI86FA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86FA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851129058359A

## Narrative

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

FLEW EVEN THOUGH BRIEFED OF PILOT REPORTS OF SEVERE ICING. AIRCRAFT ICED UP, UNABLE TO HOLD ALTITUDE, HIT IN FIELD.

## 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 CHI86FA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86FA035), Nov 29, 1985: Beech BE 36 (N3807Z), Odell, IL, destroyed, 2 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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