FTW66F0300

NTSB accident investigation · Beechcraft M35 · El Paso, TX · September 13, 1965

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
September 13, 1965
Place
El Paso, TX · EL PASO, TX
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N9709RBeechcraft M35
Status
Completed · report November 25, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
176355

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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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2-0633  65/9/13    EL PASO TEX         BEECHCRAFT M35      CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 37, 137
        TIME - 2014                    N9709R              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EL PASO INT L
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PILOT HAD FLOWN 9 HOURS BEFORE ACCIDENT.

Aircraft

Registration
N9709R
Reported as
Beechcraft M35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
El Paso Int L

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.