# NTSB FTW68F0229: Beech C35, N5860C, Lubbock, TX, August 20, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 20, 1967
- Place: Lubbock, TX · LUBBOCK, TX
- Location: 33.5779° N, 101.8552° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lubbock, TX, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5779&lon=-101.8552&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 3, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114617
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW68F0229
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68F0229

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2743  67/8/20    LUBBOCK,TEX         BEECH C35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 85 TOTAL
        TIME - 1500                    N5860C              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 11 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TOWN AND COUNTRY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5860C (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C35
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Town And Country

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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