# NTSB FTW67D0085: Beech 35, N4326Y, Stratford, TX, July 7, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 7, 1966
- Place: Stratford, TX · STRATFORD, TX
- Location: 36.3376° N, 102.0760° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stratford, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3376&lon=-102.0760&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 13, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170932
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW67D0085
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67D0085

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1869   66/7/7    STRATFORD TEX       BEECH 35            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 2300
        TIME - 0845                    N4326Y              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 29 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STRATFORD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISREGARD OF GOOD OPERATING PRACTICE
        REMARKS- PIPER N7664D TOOK OFF TOWARD N4326Y THAT HAD JUST LANDED.N4326Y WAS TAXIED OFF RUNWAY.STRUCK DITCH
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4326Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4326Y-2020-08-02), registration cancelled 2020-08-02, S/N D-555, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35
- Registry model: [Beech 35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35) (registry code 1151502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental E185 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (registry code 17014, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Stratford

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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