# NTSB MKC80FCD07: Beech C35, N8976A, Somers, IA, November 30, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 30, 1979
- Place: Somers, IA · SOMERS, IA
- Location: 42.3787° N, 94.4310° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Somers, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3787&lon=-94.4310&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 20, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133515
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC80FCD07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FCD07

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2746  79/11/30   SOMERS,IA           BEECH C35           CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0930                    N8976A              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     AGE 70, 22423 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 15000 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FARM STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SOMERS,IA                   SAC CITY,IA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8976A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8976A-2003-02-06), registration cancelled 2003-02-06, S/N D-2730, built 1951 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C35
- Registry model: [Beech C35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c35) (registry code 1151508) (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: Farm Strip

## 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 19791130031579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791130031579A), Nov 30, 1979: Beech A35, Somers, IA, Substantial damage. Lost directional control just after liftoff. Veered off runway heading. Hit ground in adjacent field.

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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