# Accident 19860117000829A: Beech M35, Valley View, TX, January 17, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 17, 1986, 10:54 local time
- Place: Valley View, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4797° N, 97.1598° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4797&lon=-97.1598&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7BU, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7BU-2014-11-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech M35 (registry code 1151526, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-m35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH M35
- Reported engine: CONT IO470C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 243 total, 211 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW86FA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86FA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860117000829A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND AT HIGH SPEED. THE VFR PILOT WAS OPERATING IN IFR CONDITIONS.

## 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 FTW86FA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86FA035), Jan 17, 1986: Beech M-35 (N7BU), Valley View, TX, destroyed, 3 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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