# NTSB LAX81DUJ55: Beech 35, N3378V, White Mtn Lke, AZ, May 2, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 2, 1981
- Place: White Mtn Lke, AZ · WHITE MTN LKE, AZ
- Location: 34.3440° N, 109.9868° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of White Mountain Lake, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3440&lon=-109.9868&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 22, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126330
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81DUJ55
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUJ55

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0878   81/5/2    WHITE MTN LKE,AZ    BEECH 35            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 258
        TIME - 1230                    N3378V              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WHITE MTN LAKE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ST. JOHNS,AZ                WHITE MTN LKE,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - ANIMAL(S) ON RUNWAY/TAXIWAY/RAMP
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        REMARKS- AFT T/D PLT OBSVD COW ENTER RWY ENVIRONMENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3378V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3378V-2013-03-07), registration cancelled 2013-03-07, S/N D-846, 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
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: White Mtn Lake

## 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 19810502021669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810502021669A), May 2, 1981: Beech 35BEECH, White Mountain, AZ, Substantial damage. Go-around to avoid a cow on runway. Dragged wing-tip, cartwheeled.

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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