# Accident 20201106021792A: Beech M35, Fredericksburg, TX, November 6, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 6, 2020, 16:40 local time
- Place: Fredericksburg, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2489° N, 98.9445° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2489&lon=-98.9445&mi=10
- Aircraft: N338Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N338Z-2021-12-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech M35 (registry code 1151526, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-m35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH M35
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21FA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21FA043) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201106021792A

## Narrative

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

WHILE PARTICIPATING IN FORMATION FLIGHT PRACTICE THE AIRCRAFT GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. DECISION WAS MADE TO RETURN TO AIRPORT. LEAD AIRCRAFT DID NOT MAINTAIN VISUAL SEPARATION AND STRUCK THIS AIRCRAFT ON THE LOWER LEFT JUST BEHIND THE PROPELLER CAUSING PROPELLER SEPARATION IN FLIGHT. PIC LANDED WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N617Q, Beech J35: [Accident 20201106021952A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201106021952A)

## 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 CEN21FA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21FA043), Nov 6, 2020: Beech M35 (N338Z), Fredericksburg, TX, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot of the J35’s failure to maintain clearance from the M35, which resulted in a midair collision and the J35 pilot’s subsequent loss of control and impact with terrain.

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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