FTW67A0102

NTSB accident investigation · Beech F35 · Raymondville, TX · April 14, 1967

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
April 14, 1967
Place
Raymondville, TX · RAYMONDVILLE, TX
Injuries
3 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N3884BBeech F35
Status
Completed · report July 21, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
117726

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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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2-0148  67/4/14    RAYMONDVILLE,TEX    BEECH F35           CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 554
        TIME - 2255                    N3884B              PX-  2  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
           AIRFRAME - WINGS: SPARS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        REMARKS- FLIGHT CONDUCTED AT NIGHT OVER DARK UNLIGHTED TERRAIN.LEFT WING FAILED.

Aircraft

Registration
N3884B
Reported as
Beech F35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.