FTW69A0002

NTSB accident investigation · Beech D35 · Medina, TX · July 4, 1968

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
July 4, 1968
Place
Medina, TX · MEDINA, TX
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Uncontrolled descent
Aircraft
N2184DBeech D35
Status
Completed · report July 7, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
109543

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3244   68/7/4    MEDINA,TEX          BEECH D35           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 583
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N2184D              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 60 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - A BAR A RANCH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 6/9/69. DISTRESS CALL RECD BY FSS PRIOR TO IMPACT IN FOREST.

Aircraft

Registration
N2184D
Reported as
Beech D35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
A Bar A Ranch

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.