# NTSB SEA81FA014: Beech V35A, N861S, Rexburg, ID, January 2, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 2, 1981
- Place: Rexburg, ID · REXBURG, ID
- Location: 43.8229° N, 111.7910° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rexburg, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8229&lon=-111.7910&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 25, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127274
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA81FA014
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81FA014

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0222   81/1/2    REXBURG,ID          BEECH V35A          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 320
        TIME - 1205                    N861S               PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 235 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - REXBURG-MADISON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          POCATELLO,ID                ST. ANTHONY,ID
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        REMARKS- PILOT DECLARED EMERGENCY WITH UNICOM & TOWER,DIDNOT STATE NATURE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N861S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N861S-1982-03-01), registration cancelled 1982-03-01, S/N D-8778 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35A
- Registry model: [Beech V35A](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35a) (registry code 1151544) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Rexburg-Madison

## 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 19810102001259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810102001259A), Jan 2, 1981: Beech V35A, Rexburg, ID, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Aircraft crashed during attempted emergency landing. Stalled trying to stretch glide.

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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