# NTSB FTW77FA074: Beech V35A, N800SC, Idabel, OK, September 12, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 12, 1977
- Place: Idabel, OK · IDABEL, OK
- Location: 33.9076° N, 94.8223° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Idabel, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9076&lon=-94.8223&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 25, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144178
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW77FA074
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FA074

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3866  77/9/12  NR.IDABEL,OK          BEECH V35A          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 534
        TIME - 2100                    N800SC              PX-  2  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TYLER,TX                    OAK GROVE,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - WINGS: OTHER
           AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: OTHER
           AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER SLIGHTLY WORSE THAN FORECAST
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  25000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      67
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          150                                                       12
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- GENERAL DISINTEGRATION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N800SC](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N800SC-1978-02-22), registration cancelled 1978-02-22, S/N D-8653 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35A
- Registry model: [Beech V35A](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35a) (registry code 1151544) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19770912041849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770912041849A), Sep 12, 1977: Beech V35A, Idabel, OK, Destroyed, 2 fatal. General disintegration.

## Other investigations on N800SC (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 MIA66F0107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66F0107), Jun 25, 1965: Beechcraft B-50 (N800SC), Jacksonville, FL, substantial 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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