# NTSB LAX78DUJ16: Beech V35A, N5912S, Rio Rico, AZ, December 3, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 3, 1977
- Place: Rio Rico, AZ · RIO RICO, AZ
- Location: 31.4715° N, 110.9765° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rio Rico, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.4715&lon=-110.9765&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 2, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143826
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX78DUJ16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DUJ16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3860   77/12/3   RIO RICO,AZ         BEECH V35A          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 118
        TIME - 0930                    N5912S              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 31 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GULF AMERICAN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PHOENIX,AZ                  RIO RICO,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
        REMARKS- HIT 2 FT BERM ON RWY. DMGD WINGS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5912S](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5912S), registered now, S/N D-8830, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35A
- Registry model: [Beech V35A](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35a) (registry code 1151544) (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
- Airport: Gulf American

## 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 19771203040749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771203040749A), Dec 3, 1977: Beech V35A, Rio Rico, AZ, Substantial damage. Hit 2 ft berm on rwy. Dmgd wings.

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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