# NTSB FTW67A0114: Beech 35-C33, N261T, Conway, TX, May 30, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 30, 1967
- Place: Conway, TX · CONWAY, TX
- Location: 35.2078° N, 101.3813° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Conway, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2078&lon=-101.3813&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 2, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 116772
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW67A0114
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67A0114

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0190  67/5/30    CONWAY,TEX          BEECH 35-C33        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 164
        TIME - 1005                    N261T               PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 126 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  300
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1 MILE OR LESS                                           DRIZZLE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          GROUND FOG                                                67
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          200                                                       12
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N261T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N261T-1967-11-09), registration cancelled 1967-11-09, S/N CE-90 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35-C33
- Registry model: [Beech 35-C33A](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35-c33a) (registry code 1151410) (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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