# NTSB FTW68D0309: Beech C50, N3708B, Falfurrias, TX, October 13, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 13, 1967
- Place: Falfurrias, TX · FALFURRIAS, TX
- Location: 27.2244° N, 98.1452° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Falfurrias, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.2244&lon=-98.1452&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 28, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113251
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW68D0309
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68D0309

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3754  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3708B-1970-12-25), registration cancelled 1970-12-25, S/N CH-142 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C50
- Registry model: [Beech C-50](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c-50) (registry code 1152510) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Palamos Ranch

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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