# NTSB DEN67D0190: Beech J35, N8396D, Wagon Mound, NM, January 14, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 14, 1967
- Place: Wagon Mound, NM · WAGON MOUND, NM
- Location: 36.0047° N, 104.7092° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wagon Mound, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0047&lon=-104.7092&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 2, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119249
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN67D0190
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN67D0190

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0148  67/1/14    WAGON MOUND N MEX   BEECH J35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 5100
        TIME - 1645                    N8396D              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 750 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
        REMARKS- PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN PASTURE TO SEARCH FOR LIGHTED CIGARETTE DROPPED BY PASSENGER
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8396D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8396D), registered now, S/N D-5510, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH J35
- Registry model: [Beech J35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-j35) (registry code 1151522) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N8396D (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 DFW05CA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA104), Apr 15, 2005: Beech J35 (N8396D), Bartlesville, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to the pilot's inadvertent and improper positioning of the fuel tank selector, which resulted in fuel starvation. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced…

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.

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