# NTSB DEN80FTM35: Beech A-36, N1097W, America Fork, UT, August 2, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 2, 1980
- Place: America Fork, UT · AMERICA FORK, UT
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 3, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129615
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN80FTM35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FTM35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2133   80/8/2    AMERICA FORK,UT     BEECH A-36          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 57, 1984
        TIME - 1945                    N1097W              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 265 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SALT LAKE CITY,UT           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- DROPPING CANDY & MONEY FOR CITY CELEBRATION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1097W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1097W), registered now, S/N E-426, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A-36
- Registry model: [Beech A36](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (registry code 1151604) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (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 19800802032269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800802032269A), Aug 2, 1980: Beech A36, American Fork, UT, Substantial damage. Wing hit power pole during low passes to drop candy over a crowd. Continued airborne. Landed safely.

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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