# NTSB CHI78FA014: Beech BE-35, N8872A, Tell City, IN, January 5, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 5, 1978
- Place: Tell City, IN · TELL CITY, IN
- Location: 37.9530° N, 86.7593° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tell City, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9530&lon=-86.7593&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 14, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142835
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78FA014
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FA014

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3877   78/1/5    TELL CITY,IN        BEECH BE-35         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 2500
        TIME - 1840                    N8872A              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PERRY COUNTY MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SOUTH BEND,IN               HARDENSBURG,KY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  600
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PIC DESCENDED BELOW MDA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8872A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH BE-35
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Perry County Muni

## 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 19780105042219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780105042219A), Jan 5, 1978: Beech B35, Tell City, IN, Destroyed. PIC descended below mda.

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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