# Accident 19760731022029A: Beech A35, Mason, TX, July 31, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1976
- Place: Mason, TX
- Airport: Mason Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 30.7322° N, 99.1840° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MASON COUNTY (T92), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7322&lon=-99.1840&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8537A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8537A-2017-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A35 (registry code 1151504, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A35
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 1,800 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW76DRG78](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DRG78) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760731022029A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 FTW76DRG78](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DRG78), Jul 31, 1976: Beech A35 (N8537A), Mason, TX, substantial damage

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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