# NTSB FTW82DA252: Beech 35, N2880V, Graham, TX, June 28, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: June 28, 1982, 16:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place: Graham, TX
- Location: 33.1009° N, 98.5778° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Graham, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1009&lon=-98.5778&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 28, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70859
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82DA252
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70859/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA252

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power, descent - normal
  - reason for occurrence undetermined (cause)
- Forced landing, landing - flare/touchdown
- Nose gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - crop (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - soft (contributing factor)
  - landing gear,nose gear - overload (contributing factor)

## Analysis

WHILE DESCENDING THROUGH ABOUT 2800 FT AGL TO LAND, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE AND ELECTED TO LAND IN AN OAT FIELD WITH OATS ABOUT 2 TO 3 FT HIGH. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AFTER THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED THE OATS AND SOFT TERRAIN. NO PREIMPACT, MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE WAS VERIFIED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2880V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2880V-2013-03-07), registration cancelled 2013-03-07, S/N D-285, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35
- Registry model: [Beech 35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35) (registry code 1151502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental E185 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (registry code 17014, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: D-285
- Airframe hours: 3426
- Engines: CONTINENTAL E-185-1 185 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: D.R. Perry
- Registered owner: Virgil Varrichio
- Departed: F-42, MESQUITE, TX
- Destination: E15, GRAHAM, TX

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 35; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, invalid medical for flight; flight hours: 4,600 total, 53 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 135° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 30 statute miles
- Temperature: 198 °F

## 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 19820628026779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820628026779A), Jun 28, 1982: Beech 35BEECH, Graham, TX, Substantial damage. Engine quit en route. Crash landed in a OAT field. Cause of power loss not determined.

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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