# NTSB FTW69F0204: Beech P35, N9767Y, Henderson, TX, September 12, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 12, 1968
- Place: Henderson, TX · HENDERSON, TX
- Location: 32.1599° N, 94.7973° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Henderson, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1599&lon=-94.7973&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 31, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108224
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW69F0204
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69F0204

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3085  68/9/12    HENDERSON,TEX       BEECH P35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 213
        TIME - 1300                    N9767Y              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HENDERSON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CYLINDER ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  SMOKE IN COCKPIT
        REMARKS- NO.3 CYL HEAD HAD MOVED OUT APPROX 1/2 IN SHEARING FUEL INJECTION LINE. FIRE PUT OUT WITH DIRT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N9767Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH P35
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Henderson

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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