# NTSB CHI78DEX03: Beech 36, N7981R, Terre Haute, IN, November 27, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: November 27, 1977
- Place: Terre Haute, IN · TERRE HAUTE, IN
- Location: 39.4667° N, 87.4139° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Terre Haute, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4667&lon=-87.4139&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 10, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144225
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78DEX03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78DEX03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4184  77/11/27   TERRE HAUTE,IN      BEECH 36            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1506                    N7981R              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 53, 5255 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            648 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HULMAN FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOBART,IN                   FRENCH LICK,IN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      700
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     SNOW
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- WITNESS OBSERVED APPROX 3IN ICE PROTRUDING FROM LEADING EDGE OF WING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7981R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7981R-2002-12-11), registration cancelled 2002-12-11, S/N E-147, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 36
- Registry model: [Beech 36](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-36) (registry code 1151602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hulman Field

## 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 19771127042759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771127042759A), Nov 27, 1977: Beech 36BEECH, Terre Haute, IN, Substantial damage. Witness observed approx 3IN ice protruding from leading edge of wing.

## Other investigations on N7981R (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 NYC82FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FA005), Oct 27, 1981: Beech 36 (N7981R), Marlborough, NY, destroyed

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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