# Accident 19961024046189A: Beech S35, Jefferson, TX, October 24, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 24, 1996, 13:30 local time
- Place: Jefferson, TX
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7602° N, 94.3395° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7602&lon=-94.3395&mi=10
- Aircraft: N881T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N881T-1997-06-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech S35 (registry code 1151532, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-s35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH S35
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961024046189A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STRUCK FENCE POST WITH LEFT WING ON TOUCH-DOWN. PILOT STATED THAT HE DID NOT SEE FENCE POST BEFORE LANDING. PILOT DID STATE HE OVER FLEW THE FIELD SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE LANDING.

## 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 FTW97LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA025), Oct 24, 1996: Beech S35 (N881T), Jefferson, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point, and his failure to maintain clearance from the fence. A factor was the fence post.

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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