# NTSB CHI82DA047: Beech 35, N3859B, Ottawa, OH, February 15, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: February 15, 1982, 10:40 local (15:40 UTC)
- Place: Ottawa, OH
- Coordinates: 41.020565, -84.039916 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0206&lon=-84.0399&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 15, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72121
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI82DA047
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72121/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA047

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Undershoot, approach - vfr pattern - final approach
  - altitude - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - distance - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing
  - terrain condition - snowbank (contributing factor)
  - notams - issued, airport personnel (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED A 4-FOOT SNOWBERM LOCATED BETWEEN THE APPROACH LIGHTS AND THE END OF THE PAVEMENT DURING THE APPROACH. THE PILOT WAS AWARE OF THE SNOW BERM BY THE PUBLISHED NOTAM.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3859B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3859B-1985-07-25), registration cancelled 1985-07-25, S/N D-4126 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35
- Registry model: [Beech F35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-f35) (registry code 1151514) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: D4126
- Airframe hours: 4800
- Engines: CONTINENTAL E-225-8 225 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Business, Part 91
- Operator: Gerald A. Morris
- Registered owner: Gerald A. Morris
- Departed: OH25, HAMILTON, OH
- Destination: OTTAWA, OH
- Airport: OH25, Putnam County, runway 27, 3,000 × 0 ft, macadam

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 62; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 780 total, 128 in this make and model, 651 as pilot in command, 3 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 200° at 15 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Temperature: 104 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg

## 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 19820215003939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820215003939A), Feb 15, 1982: Beech 35BEECH, Ottawa, OH, Substantial damage. Struck snow berm off approach end of runway on short final. Snow berm blend into snowscape. Was not seen by pilot.

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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