# NTSB ATL81FA005: Beech 35, N418F, Dargan, MD, October 10, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 10, 1980
- Place: Dargan, MD · DARGAN, MD
- Location: 39.3767° N, 77.7340° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dargan, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3767&lon=-77.7340&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report January 29, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128796
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81FA005
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FA005

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2189  80/10/10   DARGAN,MD           BEECH 35            CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 1145
        TIME - 1830                    N418F               PX-  2  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          NEENAH,WI                   WASHINGTON,DC                MARYSVILLE,OH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               0
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N418F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N418F-1982-07-28), registration cancelled 1982-07-28, S/N D-1285 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35
- Registry model: [Beech 35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35) (registry code 1151502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19801010051919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801010051919A), Oct 10, 1980: Beech 35BEECH, Dargan, MD, Destroyed, 3 fatal. VFR pilot flew into mountain-side in cloud layer. Weather briefing indicated VFR.

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.

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