# NTSB FTW70A0040: Beech J35, N3013C, Fulton, TX, December 6, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 6, 1969
- Place: Fulton, TX · FULTON, TX
- Location: 28.0729° N, 97.0389° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fulton, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0729&lon=-97.0389&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 10, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181070
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70A0040
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70A0040

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2957   69/12/6   FULTON,TEX          BEECH J35           CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 400
        TIME - 1430                    N3013C              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ARANSAS COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FULTON,TEX                  SAN ANTONIO,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE-12/10/69.SANK IN ARANSAS BAY.PLT DROWNED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3013C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3013C-1971-07-14), registration cancelled 1971-07-14, S/N D-5678 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH J35
- Registry model: [Beech J35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-j35) (registry code 1151522) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Aransas County

## Other investigations on N3013C (1)

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.

- [NTSB FTW66D0301](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66D0301), Sep 24, 1965: Beechcraft J-35 (N3013C), Ardmore, OK, 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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