# Accident 19741230043159A: Beech V35B, Kent, TX, December 30, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 30, 1974
- Place: Kent, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 31.0693° N, 104.2171° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kent, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.0693&lon=-104.2171&mi=10
- Aircraft: N437T (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 40 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW75AF046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75AF046) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741230043159A

## Narrative

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

PLT REPEATEDLY WARNED OF POOR WEA COND.BOTH WGS & R STAB SEPARATED IN FLT.

## 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 FTW75AF046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75AF046), Dec 30, 1974: Beech V35B (N437T), Kent, TX, destroyed, 4 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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