# NTSB LAX80FA011: Beech V35B, N3949A, Delta, OH, November 25, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 25, 1979
- Place: Delta, OH · DELTA, OH
- Location: 41.5795° N, 84.0208° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Delta, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5795&lon=-84.0208&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 7, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133171
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80FA011
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FA011

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3266  79/11/25   DELTA,OH            BEECH V35B          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 67, 9000
        TIME - 1942                    N3949A              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 4750 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GAINESVILLE,FL              OTTAWA,OH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: MISSED APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  100
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/2 MILE OR LESS                                         RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       45
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           70                                                       11
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      IFR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PRIOR TO CRASH,CONTROLLER WARNED-ACFT DESCENDING.PLT REPLIED-CLIMBING W SICK PAX.WND GSTG 23KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3949A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3949A-1981-05-06), registration cancelled 1981-05-06, S/N D-9078, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35B
- Registry model: [Beech V35B](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35b) (registry code 1151548) (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 19791125037579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791125037579A), Nov 25, 1979: Beech V35BTC, Delta, OH, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Lost control of airplane on ILS approach. Low ceiling and visibility, turbulence and rain existed in area.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.