# NTSB FTW69O0009: Beech A35, N8652A, Torreon, Mexico, January 2, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 2, 1969
- Place: Torreon, Mexico · TORREON,MEX, MX
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 14, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191289
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW69O0009
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69O0009

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0004   69/1/2    TORREON,MEX         BEECH A35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 4450
        TIME - 1615                    N8652A              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 105 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOV OF MEXICO.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8652A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8652A), registered now, S/N D-2062, built 1949 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A35
- Registry model: [Beech A35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a35) (registry code 1151504) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental E185 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (registry code 17014, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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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