# NTSB CHI80FEX03: Beech B35, N8811A, Fairmount, IN, December 30, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: December 30, 1979
- Place: Fairmount, IN · FAIRMOUNT, IN
- Location: 40.4173° N, 85.6477° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairmount, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4173&lon=-85.6477&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 7, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132651
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FEX03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEX03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3317  79/12/30 NR.FAIRMOUNT,IN       BEECH B35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 1300
        TIME - 1535                    N8811A              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MARION,IN                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: CARBURETOR
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- MIXTURE CONTROL CABLE LOOSE FRM CONTROL ARM AND AIR BLOCKAGE TO CARBURETOR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8811A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8811A-1980-02-15), registration cancelled 1980-02-15, S/N D-2233 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B35
- Registry model: [Beech B35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b35) (registry code 1151506) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19791230036989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791230036989A), Dec 30, 1979: Beech B35, Fairmont, IN, Substantial damage. Engine quit. Landed in plowed field. Flipped over. Found mixture control arm loose at carb. Inadequate maintenance

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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