# NTSB LAX80FA022: Beech V35B, N1863L, Show Low, AZ, December 6, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 6, 1979
- Place: Show Low, AZ · SHOW LOW, AZ
- Location: 34.2542° N, 110.0298° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Show Low, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2542&lon=-110.0298&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 18, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133040
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80FA022
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FA022

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3192   79/12/6 NR.SHOW LOW,AZ        BEECH V35B          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 1365
        TIME - 0710                    N1863L              PX-  1  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 931 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHOW LOW
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PHOENIX,AZ                 SHOW LOW,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1863L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1863L-2009-07-09), registration cancelled 2009-07-09, S/N D-9886, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35B
- Registry model: [Beech V35B](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35b) (registry code 1151548) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Show Low

## 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 19791206040169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791206040169A), Dec 6, 1979: Beech V35B, Show Low, AZ, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Airplane was observed skimming tree-tops three miles from runway. Cause of crash unknown.

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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