Beechcraft BE-35 N8872A
5 January 1978 · Tell City, Indiana, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 5 January 1978 at about 18:40 local time, a Beechcraft BE-35 registered N8872A was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Tell City, Indiana, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Tell City, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Perry County Muni
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft BE-35
- Registration
- N8872A
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- South Bend, In → Hardensburg, Ky
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-3877
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
PIC DESCENDED BELOW MDA.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jun 1983 | Beechcraft BE-35 | Miami Beach, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Nov 1983 | Beechcraft BE-35 | Scottsdale, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jan 1985 | Beechcraft BE-35 | Andrews Murphy, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jan 1985 | Beechcraft BE-35 | Verdi, Nevada, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 20 Oct 1985 | Beechcraft BE 35 | Zellwood, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Jun 1990 | Beechcraft BE-35 | Lawrence, Massachusetts, United States | Edward Bigham, JR. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1978 | Cessna 150L | Hallandale, Mississippi, United States | Boardman Aviat | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1978 | Cessna 310Q | Destin, Florida, United States | Araguel Sander | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1978 | Beechcraft S-35 | Audubon, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 29 May 1978 | Piper PA-23 | Longdale, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Aug 1978 | Bell 47G4A | New Rochelle, New York, United States | Island Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Arlington, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 9 |