NTSB CHI82DA254 — 1982-07-18 · HAMILTON, Ohio, United States

Current FAA registration · N1978D

Make / Model: BEECH C35
Year of manufacture: 1952 · 30 years old at event
Engine: CONT MOTOR E225 SERIES (225 hp)
Seats / Engines: 4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19560218
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A185A0

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N1978D Beech C35 None

Factual narrative

DURING ARRIVAL, THE PILOT OBSERVED A THUNDERSTORM JUST SOUTHOF THE AIRPORT WITH VISIBLE LIGHTING. AS THE PILOT CONTINUED HIS APPROACH TO RUNWAY 29, HE NOTICED THAT THE WIND GUSTS HAD PICKED UP. DURING THE FLARE, A GUST LIFTED HIS LEFT WING AND THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE TURF ABOUT TWO FEET RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED TO THE RIGHT AND THE LEFT MAIN AND NOSE GEAR FAILED. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE WIND WAS FROM 190 DEGREES AT 23 KTS GUSTING 30 KTS. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1982_CHI82DA254.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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