# NTSB CHI80FET25: Beech A-35, N8654A, Hobart, IN, August 15, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 15, 1980
- Place: Hobart, IN · HOBART, IN
- Location: 41.5135° N, 87.2764° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hobart, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5135&lon=-87.2764&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 2, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129517
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FET25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FET25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1874  80/8/15    HOBART,IN           BEECH A-35          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 632
        TIME - 1930                    N8654A              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 47 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOBART SKY RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOBART,IN                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           DRAGGED WINGTIP,POD,OR FLOAT                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8654A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8654A), registered now, S/N D-2064, built 1949 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A-35
- Registry model: [Beech A35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a35) (registry code 1151504) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental E185 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (registry code 17014, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hobart Sky Ranch

## 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 19800815036259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800815036259A), Aug 15, 1980: Beech A35, Hobart, IN, Substantial damage. Wing dipped on final, tip tank struck ground on edge of runway, prior to touchdown.

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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