# NTSB FTW71FPA21: Beech C35, N1961D, Athens, TX, January 23, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: January 23, 1971
- Place: Athens, TX · ATHENS, TX
- Location: 32.2026° N, 95.8308° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Athens, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2026&lon=-95.8308&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 23, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132519
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71FPA21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71FPA21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0020  71/1/23    ATHENS,TEX          BEECH C35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 36,
        TIME - 1714                    N1961D              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  35 TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JONES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ADDISON,TEX                 ATHENS,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           STALL                                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE
        REMARKS- PROP STRUCK RWY. PLT STALLED TRYING TO AVOID TREES. LAST RECORD OF FLT TIME 6 YRS PRIOR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1961D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1961D-1971-08-18), registration cancelled 1971-08-18, S/N D-3243, built 1952 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C35
- Registry model: [Beech C35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c35) (registry code 1151508) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Jones

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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