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DEN83FTK03

1983-02-15 · SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, United States · Serious · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport FSD

Current FAA registration · N8478N

Make / Model
BEECH V35A
Year of manufacture
1968 · 15 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES (285 hp)
Seats / Engines
6 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19680425
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S AB9D57

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual 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. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_DEN83FTK03.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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