# NTSB FTW68F0326: Beech B50, N3674B, Mcallen, TX, November 3, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 3, 1967
- Place: Mcallen, TX · MCALLEN, TX
- Location: 26.2034° N, 98.2300° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McAllen, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.2034&lon=-98.2300&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 24, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112984
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW68F0326
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68F0326

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4241   67/11/3   MCALLEN,TEX         BEECH B50           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 1800
        TIME - 2130                    N3674B              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 60 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCALLEN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER                       LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: BLADES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
                                  PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION
        REMARKS- 6 1/2 IN BROKE OFF BLADE,LT PROP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3674B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3674B-1972-10-18), registration cancelled 1972-10-18, S/N CH-67 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B50
- Registry model: [Beech B50](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b50) (registry code 1152506) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mcallen

## Other investigations on N3674B (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 UNK72X0109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK72X0109), Jun 24, 1972: Beech 50 (N3674B), Elk Is, Canada, destroyed

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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