# NTSB FTW68F0067: Beech 35, N434B, Mountainview, OK, July 5, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: July 5, 1967
- Place: Mountainview, OK · MOUNTAINVIEW, OK
- Location: 35.0995° N, 98.7497° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mountain View, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0995&lon=-98.7497&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report October 6, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 118558
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW68F0067
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68F0067

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0499   67/7/5    MOUNTAINVIEW,OKLA   BEECH 35            CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 37, 21 TOTAL
        TIME - 1210                    N434B               PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LEATHERBURY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N434B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N434B-2012-06-21), registration cancelled 2012-06-21, S/N D-1442, built 1948 (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Leatherbury

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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