# Accident 19851230065959A: Beech 35B33, Arlington, TX, December 30, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 30, 1985, 07:00 local time
- Place: Arlington, TX
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7193° N, 97.0793° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7193&lon=-97.0793&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8948M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8948M-2015-05-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 35-B33 (registry code 1151406, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35-b33) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35B33
- Reported engine: CONT IO470K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 0 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW86FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86FA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851230065959A

## Narrative

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

TOOK OFF INTO LOW CEILING AND FOG. UNCONTROLLED DESCENT TO GROUND IMPACT. NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION FOUND.

## 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 FTW86FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86FA028), Dec 30, 1985: Beech B33 (N8948M), Arlington, TX, destroyed, 2 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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