Beech V35B accident near Marion, North Carolina, July 21, 1984
On July 21, 1984 at about 10:00 pm local time, a Beech V35B, registered N4063S, was substantially damaged in an accident near Marion, North Carolina (Unknown airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- July 21, 1984 · about 10:00 pm local time
- Place
- Marion, North Carolina · Unknown
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Beech V35B · all V35Bs on the register
- Registration
- N4063S · registry record · serial D 9709
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH LIGHT GAUGE POWER LINES WHICH BROKE BUT ACFT CONTROL WAS NOT LOST. THE PLT AND A PASSENGER WERE FLYING LOW OVER A LAKE LOOKING FOR ANOTHER FRIEND WHO WAS SKIING THERE. THE FLT WAS PROCEEDING AT ABOUT 25 FT AGL WHEN THE WIRES WERE STRUCK. THE LINES AND POLES WERE NOT VISIBLE FROM THE LAKE ACCORDING TO THE PLT. THE PLT SAID HE HAD NOT FLOWN OVER THE LAKE BEFORE BUT HE DID SURVEY THE LAKE TO ASSURE LOW LEVEL FLT WAS NOT OBSTRUCTED. THE DAMAGED ACFT WAS FLOWN BACK TO HICKORY, NC, AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 658 hours in all; 420 in this make and model; 42 in the last 90 days; 602 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,110 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, September 2, 1983; 123 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,400 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental IO-520-BA (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: HKY at 9:30 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: dawn
- Visibility: 50 statute miles
- Sky: scat
- Temperature: 81°F (27°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, the folder of records gathered during the investigation, shown as the NTSB released them (the NTSB redacts some personal details first) and listed under the NTSB's own titles. This site's own text never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number ATL84LA234.