FTW68D0309

NTSB accident investigation · Beech C50 · Falfurrias, TX · October 13, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 13, 1967
Place
Falfurrias, TX · FALFURRIAS, TX
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3708BBeech C50
Status
Completed · report December 28, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
113251

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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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3-3754  67/10/13   FALFURRIAS,TEX      BEECH C50           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 2106
        TIME - 1430                    N3708B              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 1500 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PALAMOS RANCH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD                            LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD
        REMARKS- LEFT GEAR BROKE THRU TOP LAYER OF SOD ON PRIVATE RANCH STRIP.

Aircraft

Registration
N3708B
Reported as
Beech C50
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Palamos Ranch

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.