# NTSB FTW67A0116: Beech E35, N7372B, Crowley, LA, May 31, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 31, 1967
- Place: Crowley, LA · CROWLEY, LA
- Location: 30.2179° N, 92.3748° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crowley, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2179&lon=-92.3748&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 19, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 116913
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW67A0116
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67A0116

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0561  67/5/31    CROWLEY,LA          BEECH E35           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 800
        TIME - 1220                    N7372B              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAGROS MEMORIAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           WEATHER - SQUALL LINE
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY WEATHER BUREAU PERSONEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    800
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          RAIN SHOWERS
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      71
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          310                                                       35
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      VFR
        REMARKS- WX BUREAU BRIEFING LOG CONTAINS REMARK-N7372B,FLT NOT RECOMMENDED .RTE FCST-SVRE WX WRNGS&TORNADOS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7372B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7372B-2017-11-21), registration cancelled 2017-11-21, S/N D-3835, built 1954 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E35
- Registry model: [Beech E35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e35) (registry code 1151512) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental E225 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (registry code 17015, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Lagros Memorial

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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