# NTSB FTW66A0097: Beech C35, N783D, Brownsville (Gulf of Mexico), March 9, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 9, 1966
- Place: Brownsville (Gulf of Mexico) · BROWNSVILLE, GM
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 25, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173321
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66A0097
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66A0097

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N783D-2013-05-09), registration cancelled 2013-05-09, S/N D-3052, built 1952 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C35
- Registry model: [Beech C35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c35) (registry code 1151508) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental E185 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (registry code 17014, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N783D (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 CHI66F0140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0140-201565), May 29, 1965: Beechcraft C-35 (N783D), Taylorville, IL, substantial damage

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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