FTW69F0396

NTSB accident investigation · Beech E35 · Tomball, TX · January 31, 1969

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
January 31, 1969
Place
Tomball, TX · TOMBALL, TX
Injuries
1 serious, 1 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N7373BBeech E35
Status
Completed · report April 23, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
191541

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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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3-0094  69/1/31    TOMBALL,TEX         BEECH E35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1920                    N7373B              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 52, 1863 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DAVID WAYNE HOOKS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
        REMARKS- REIL INSTALLED. PLT NOT INST RATED.

Aircraft

Registration
N7373B
Reported as
Beech E35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
David Wayne Hooks

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.