# NTSB CHI76AC041: Beech P35, N1480G, Ft Pierre, SD, December 25, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 25, 1975
- Place: Ft Pierre, SD · FT PIERRE, SD
- Location: 44.3666° N, 100.3823° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Pierre, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3666&lon=-100.3823&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 5 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 14, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152082
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76AC041
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76AC041

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4130  75/12/25 NR.FT PIERRE,SD       BEECH P35           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 500
        TIME - 1922                    N1480G              PX-  4  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 9 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MINNEAPOLIS,MN              BOWMAN,ND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
           WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  1400
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                      SNOW SHOWERS, RAIN SHOWERS
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      35
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      IFR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- POSSIBLE DOWN DRAFT CONDITIONS IN AREA.RECOVERY DATE 12/26/75.PLT RPTD HE WOULD DO A 360 TO LND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1480G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1480G-1976-02-13), registration cancelled 1976-02-13, S/N D-6927 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH P35
- Registry model: [Beech P35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-p35) (registry code 1151530) (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 19751225040469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751225040469A), Dec 25, 1975: Beech P35BEECH, Ft Pierre, SD, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Possible down draft conditions in area. Recovery date 12/26/75.plt rptd he would do a 360 to lnd.

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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