# NTSB CHI79DET12: Beech 35B, N8916A, Fort Wayne, IN, January 29, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 29, 1979
- Place: Fort Wayne, IN · FORT WAYNE, IN
- Location: 41.1306° N, 85.1289° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Wayne, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1306&lon=-85.1289&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 28, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137814
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79DET12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DET12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0156  79/1/29    FORT WAYNE,IN       BEECH 35B           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 67, 2795
        TIME - 1937                    N8916A              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1072 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BAER FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WASHINGTON,DC               FT. WAYNE,IN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8916A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35B
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Baer 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 19790129001879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790129001879A), Jan 29, 1979: Beech B35, Ft Wayne, IN, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control while landing on runway covered with patches of packed snow and ice.

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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