# NTSB DEN81DTM36: Beech F35, N4258B, Laketown, UT, July 23, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 23, 1981
- Place: Laketown, UT · LAKETOWN, UT
- Location: 41.8293° N, 111.3327° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Laketown, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8293&lon=-111.3327&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 7 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 24, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124180
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN81DTM36
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81DTM36

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3356  81/7/23    LAKETOWN,UT         BEECH F35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 335
        TIME - 2000                    N4258B              PX-  0  0  6  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 241 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SALT LAKE CITY,UT           LAKETOWN,UT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PLT LNDD ON PVT ARPT WO PRIOR PERMISSION.IRRIGATION WTR STANDING ON RWY.L GEAR HIT WTR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4258B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4258B-2021-09-24), registration cancelled 2021-09-24, S/N D-4235, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH F35
- Registry model: [Beech F35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-f35) (registry code 1151514) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental E225 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (registry code 17015, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Private

## 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 19810723043839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810723043839A), Jul 23, 1981: Beech F35, Laketown, UT, Substantial damage. Pilot landed on Private strip that had been flooded for irrigation causing substantial damage to aircraft.

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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