# Accident 19850523019879A: Beech H35, Wichita Falls, TX, May 23, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 1985, 11:30 local time
- Place: Wichita Falls, TX
- Airport: Kickapoo
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9137° N, 98.4934° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wichita Falls, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9137&lon=-98.4934&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4697D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4697D-2012-12-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech H35 (registry code 1151520, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH H35
- Reported engine: CONT O470G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 40 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW85FPA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85FPA02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850523019879A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STRUCK MESQUITE TREES AND GROUND DURING ATTEMPTED LANDING. PROBABLE FUEL EXHAUSTION.

## 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 FTW85FPA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85FPA02), May 23, 1985: Beech H35 (N4697D), Wichita Falls, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4697D (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19740106003769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740106003769A), Jan 6, 1974: Beech H35 (N4697D), Canyon, TX, Substantial damage. Rebuilt nose gr brace assmbly failed/4TH lndg on part since instalatn/no maint release tag on part

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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