# NTSB FTW68F0008: Beech J35, N7281B, Lufkin, TX, May 31, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 31, 1967
- Place: Lufkin, TX · LUFKIN, TX
- Location: 31.3382° N, 94.7291° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lufkin, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3382&lon=-94.7291&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 26, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 116055
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW68F0008
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68F0008

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1962  67/5/31    LUFKIN,TEX          BEECH J35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 16000
        TIME - 1838                    N7281B              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 6000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ANGELINA COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        REMARKS- NOSE GEAR PUSH PULL ROD END FAILED IN THREADED AREA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7281B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7281B-2020-05-01), registration cancelled 2020-05-01, S/N D-5638, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH J35
- Registry model: [Beech J35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-j35) (registry code 1151522) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Angelina County

## Other investigations on N7281B (1)

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 FTW71FRA56](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71FRA56), May 13, 1971: Beech J35 (N7281B), Spring Branch, TX, 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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