# NTSB DEN81FTA02: Beech V35B, N9007V, Billings, MT, November 24, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 24, 1980
- Place: Billings, MT · BILLINGS, MT
- Location: 45.7833° N, 108.5007° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Billings, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7833&lon=-108.5007&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 14, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127898
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN81FTA02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTA02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3150  80/11/24   BILLINGS,MT         BEECH V35B          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 320
        TIME - 1100                    N9007V              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HELENA,MT                   BILLINGS,MT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: THROTTLE-POWER LEVER ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOOSE,PART/FITTING
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- THROTTLE CTL ARM NOT TIGHT ON SHAFT AT TURBO-CHARGER CONTROL.ENG RMND AT IDLE RPM.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9007V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9007V), registered now, S/N D-9088, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35B
- Registry model: [Beech V35B](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35b) (registry code 1151548) (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 19801124074209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801124074209A), Nov 24, 1980: Beech V35TC, Billings, MT, Substantial damage. Throttle control at carburetor came loose. Engine went to idle. Undershot emergency landing area.

## Other investigations on N9007V (1)

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.

- [NTSB IAD75II006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75II006), Aug 13, 1974: Beech V35 (N9007V), Culpeper, VA, incident, minor damage

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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