# NTSB FTW80FA067: Beech S35, N5814S, Board Camp, AR, April 26, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 26, 1980
- Place: Board Camp, AR · BOARD CAMP, AR
- Location: 34.5325° N, 94.0797° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Board Camp, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5325&lon=-94.0797&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 29, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131059
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80FA067
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FA067

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0281  80/4/26  NR.BOARD CAMP,AR      BEECH S35           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 75, 6000
        TIME - 1430                    N5814S              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOT SPRINGS,AR              MENA,AR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - PARTIAL BRIEFING BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON, LIMITED BY PILOT ACTION
        WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER SLIGHTLY WORSE THAN FORECAST
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                         NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       56
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          340                                                       7
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- ACFT CRASHED APRX 30FT BLO THE CREST OF A MTN RIDGE DRG LVL FLT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5814S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5814S-1981-05-08), registration cancelled 1981-05-08, S/N D-7722 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH S35
- Registry model: [Beech S35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-s35) (registry code 1151532) (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 19800426019909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800426019909A), Apr 26, 1980: Beech S35, Board Camp, AR, Destroyed. Operated aircraft VFR in clouds. Struck side of a fog-shrouded mountain in level flight.

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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