# NTSB MKC80FA054: Beech V35, N21MD, Jackson, WY, September 8, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 8, 1980
- Place: Jackson, WY · JACKSON, WY
- Location: 43.4719° N, 110.7753° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jackson, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4719&lon=-110.7753&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 22, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128336
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC80FA054
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FA054

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2938   80/9/8  NR.JACKSON,WY         BEECH V35           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 932
        TIME - 1315                    N21MD               PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 512 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ELKO,NV                    JACKSON,WY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    6000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      71
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          CALM                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- SIGHT SEEING IN AREA WHERE GROUP WAS SCHEDULED TO HUNT.D/A APRX 11500FT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N21MD](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21MD-2014-09-16), registration cancelled 2014-09-16, S/N D-9568, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35
- Registry model: [Beech V35B](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35b) (registry code 1151548) (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: 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 19800908079479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800908079479A), Sep 8, 1980: Beech V35, Jackson, WY, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Struck trees, near vertical impact on side of mountain. Possible loss of controlin clouds circling area VFR aft CG.

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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