# NTSB FTW69F0396: Beech E35, N7373B, Tomball, TX, January 31, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: January 31, 1969
- Place: Tomball, TX · TOMBALL, TX
- Location: 30.0951° N, 95.6197° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tomball, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0951&lon=-95.6197&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report April 23, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191541
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW69F0396
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69F0396

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7373B-1970-06-26), registration cancelled 1970-06-26, S/N D-3836 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E35
- Registry model: [Beech E35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e35) (registry code 1151512) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: David Wayne Hooks

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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