FTW67D0674

NTSB accident investigation · Beech 35 · Marfa, TX · May 19, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 19, 1967
Place
Marfa, TX · MARFA, TX
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N7943DBeech 35
Status
Completed · report September 18, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
116404

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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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3-1635  67/5/19    MARFA,TEX           BEECH 35            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 2000
        TIME - 1300                    N7943D              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 1850 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        REMARKS- PILOT LANDING ON LEVEL RANCH ROAD.

Aircraft

Registration
N7943D
Reported as
Beech 35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.