Beechcraft 65 N35CS
17 October 1980 · Sula, Montana, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 17 October 1980 at about 14:25 local time, a Beechcraft 65 registered N35CS was involved in an accident during in flight near Sula, Montana, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:25
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sula, Montana, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 65
- Registration
- N35CS
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Yuba City, Ca → Missoula, Mt
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3784
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 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
WITNESSES REPORTED LOW ALT FLT THROUGH PASS IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft 65 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Sep 1980 | Beechcraft 65-B80 | Lake Marion, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Sep 1980 | Beechcraft 65 | Clearwater, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 6 |
| 29 Jun 1980 | Beechcraft 65 | Ft.pierce, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 10 Dec 1980 | Beechcraft 65-88 | Goleta, California, United States | Humes West Co | No injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 1980 | Beechcraft 65-80 | Pt.maria, Other-International Waters | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Sep 1980 | Beechcraft 65 | Mission, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |