Beechcraft V35A N8478N
16 February 1983 · Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 16 February 1983 at about 01:55 local time, a Beechcraft V35A registered N8478N, operated by Clinton L. Clark, was involved in an accident near Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States. 4 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured, 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 01:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States
- Nearest airport
- Joe Foss Field (FSD)
- Coordinates
- 43.5400, -96.7301
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft V35A
- Registration
- N8478N
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Clinton L. Clark
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Nandam → Sioux Falls
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- DEN83FTK03
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 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
DURING AN ILS APPROACH TO RWY 3 THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH 50 FT POWERLINES 3 MI SW OF THE ARPT. THE ACFT THEN COLLIDED WITHA MOBILE HOME & PICKUP TRUCK. HALF OF THE 60 FT MOBILE HOME & THE TRUCK WERE DESTROYED. MINIMUM ALTITUDE AT THE LIM, LOCATED 5.2 MI FROM THE MM, IS 3,334 FT MSL. MINIMUM ALTITUDE AT MAREY INTERSECTION, LOCATED 0.9 MI FROM THE MM, IS 1,900 FT MSL. GROUND ELEVATION AT THE WRECKAGE SITE WAS 1,420 FT MSL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft V35A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jun 1983 | Beechcraft V35A | Lehigh Acres, Florida, United States | MAX R. Cockerjam | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1983 | Beechcraft V35A | Acra, New York, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Aug 1983 | Beechcraft V35A | Milton, New York, United States | Thomas J. Papa | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 May 1982 | Beechcraft V35A | Colorado Spring, Colorado, United States | Edward L. Walsh | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jun 1984 | Beechcraft V35A | Dove Creek, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Feb 1982 | Beechcraft V35A | Cibolo, Texas, United States | A. F. Bryson JR. | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jul 1983 | Cessna 188B | Pierre, South Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jul 1983 | Cessna T188C | Carthage, South Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jul 1983 | Bell 47J-2A | Interior, South Dakota, United States | JAY Brent | No injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 1983 | Piper PA-11 | Wagner, South Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Aug 1983 | Grumman AMERICAN AA-1C | Tea, South Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Aug 1983 | Piper PA-25B-235 | Montrose, South Dakota, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |