# Accident 19740924034259A: Beech M35, Merkel, TX, September 24, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 1974
- Place: Merkel, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 32.4697° N, 100.0111° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Merkel, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4697&lon=-100.0111&mi=10
- Aircraft: N364Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N364Z-1974-12-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech M35 (registry code 1151526, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-m35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH M35
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 453 total, 50 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW75AF024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75AF024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740924034259A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

CLRD FOR VECTORS TO ILS APCH AT ABILENE.LOST CTL.L WG FAILED JUST BFOR IMPACT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW75AF024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75AF024), Sep 24, 1974: Beech M35 (N364Z), Merkel, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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