FTW69A0015

NTSB accident investigation · Beech E35 · Lake Village, AR · September 2, 1968

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
September 2, 1968
Place
Lake Village, AR · LAKE VILLAGE, AR
Injuries
3 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N3319CBeech E35
Status
Completed · report November 5, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
108249

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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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3-3109   68/9/2    LAKE VILLAGE,ARK    BEECH E35           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 1100
        TIME - 1830                    N3319C              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TINDALL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: ELECTRONIC TOWERS                         IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- STRUCK COMMUNICATION ANTENNA MAST/TOWER WHILE CIRCLING ARPT AFTER T/O.

Aircraft

Registration
N3319C
Reported as
Beech E35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Tindall

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.