# NTSB FTW71DPM16: Beech V35A, N8485N, Stilwell, OK, January 9, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 9, 1971
- Place: Stilwell, OK · STILWELL, OK
- Location: 35.8152° N, 94.6315° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stilwell, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8152&lon=-94.6315&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 24, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159979
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71DPM16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71DPM16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0466   71/1/9    STILWELL,OKLA       BEECH V35A          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 1029
        TIME - 1015                    N8485N              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STILWELL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TEMPLE,TEX                  STILWELL,OKLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8485N](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8485N), registered now, S/N D-8821, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35A
- Registry model: [Beech V35A](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35a) (registry code 1151544) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Stilwell

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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