# NTSB LAX81DUJ61: Beech V35A, N8405N, Seligman, AZ, May 6, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 6, 1981
- Place: Seligman, AZ · SELIGMAN, AZ
- Location: 35.3256° N, 112.8572° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Seligman, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3256&lon=-112.8572&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 23, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126329
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81DUJ61
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUJ61

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0877   81/5/6    SELIGMAN,AZ         BEECH V35A          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 6000
        TIME - 1845                    N8405N              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 3000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PHOENIX,AZ                  SELIGMAN,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- HOLE IN PIPELINE RD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8405N](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8405N), registered now, S/N D-8771, 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

## 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 19810506023319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810506023319A), May 6, 1981: Beech V35A, Seligman, AZ, Substantial damage. Wheel struck hole on takeoff from farm road. Impact broke rear wing spar.

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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