# NTSB FTW67A0102: Beech F35, N3884B, Raymondville, TX, April 14, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 14, 1967
- Place: Raymondville, TX · RAYMONDVILLE, TX
- Location: 26.4757° N, 97.7777° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Raymondville, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.4757&lon=-97.7777&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 21, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 117726
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW67A0102
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67A0102

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3884B-1970-12-28), registration cancelled 1970-12-28, S/N D-4149 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH F35
- Registry model: [Beech F35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-f35) (registry code 1151514) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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