FTW66A0097

NTSB accident investigation · Beech C35 · Brownsville (Gulf of Mexico) · March 9, 1966

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
March 9, 1966
Place
Brownsville (Gulf of Mexico) · BROWNSVILLE, GM
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Unknown
Aircraft
N783DBeech C35
Status
Completed · report May 25, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
173321

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-1022   66/3/9  NR.BROWNSVILLE TEX    BEECH C35           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 1300
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N783D               PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDETERMINED                                             UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- ACFT PARTS,OCCUPANTS CLOTHES FOUND 5/1/66 IN GULF OF MEX 100 NM SOUTH BROWNSVILLE.BODIES NOT FOUND

Aircraft

Registration
N783D
Reported as
Beech C35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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