# NTSB FTW70A0010: Beech B23, N6109N, Montgomery, TX, August 13, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 13, 1969
- Place: Montgomery, TX · MONTGOMERY, TX
- Location: 30.3904° N, 95.6982° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Montgomery, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3904&lon=-95.6982&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 6, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165067
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70A0010
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70A0010

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2670  69/8/13    MONTGOMERY,TEX      BEECH B23           CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 34, 29 TOTAL
        TIME - 1528                    N6109N              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 11 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOUSTON,TEX                 DALLAS,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        REMARKS- ACFT OBSERVED DIVING OUT OF BLACK CLOUD. HORIZ STAB AND BOTH OUTBOARD WING PANELS SEPARATED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6109N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6109N-1971-02-01), registration cancelled 1971-02-01, S/N M-1194 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B23
- Registry model: [Beech B23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b23) (registry code 1151240) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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