# NTSB FTW67F0227: Beech 35, N3388V, Fort Worth, TX, May 13, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 13, 1966
- Place: Fort Worth, TX · FORT WORTH, TX
- Location: 32.7254° N, 97.3208° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Worth, TX, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7254&lon=-97.3208&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 25, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171978
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW67F0227
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67F0227

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2695  66/5/13    FORT WORTH TEX      BEECH 35            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 332
        TIME - 1410                    N3388V              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MEACHAM FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: PRIMING SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
          LDG GR-NOSE GEAR RETRACTED FOR UNDETERMINED REASON
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- FUEL PUMP IMPELLER VANE FAILED, PUMP SEIZED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3388V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3388V-2010-03-22), registration cancelled 2010-03-22, S/N D-862, 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: Meacham Field

## Other investigations on N3388V (3)

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.

- [NTSB OAK73DVG29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73DVG29), Nov 8, 1972: Beech 35 (N3388V), San Andreas, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW66D0119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66D0119), Jul 1, 1965: Beechcraft 35 (N3388V), Dallas, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X2249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2249), Jun 12, 1964: Beechcraft 35 (N3388V), Piedmont, OK, substantial damage

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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