FTW66D0008

NTSB accident investigation · Beechcraft M-35 · Rankin, TX · March 14, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 14, 1965
Place
Rankin, TX · RANKIN, TX
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N9823RBeechcraft M-35
Status
Completed · report July 28, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
178466

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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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3-1215  65/3/14    RANKIN TEX          BEECHCRAFT M-35     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 62, 3000
        TIME - 1430                    N9823R              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 2000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RANKIN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS

Aircraft

Registration
N9823R
Reported as
Beechcraft M-35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Rankin

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.