# NTSB FTW71FPD45: Beech F35, N3350C, Smithfield, TX, March 19, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 19, 1971
- Place: Smithfield, TX · SMITHFIELD, TX
- Location: 32.8710° N, 97.2153° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Smithfield, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8710&lon=-97.2153&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 25, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132883
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71FPD45
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71FPD45

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0080  71/3/19    SMITHFIELD,TEX      BEECH F35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 841
        TIME - 1014                    N3350C              PX-  1  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 450 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MANGHAM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SMITHFIELD,TEX              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
        REMARKS- BATTERY LOW. STARTED ENG BY JUMPER CABLES FROM CAR. PAX BACKED INTO PROP UPON REMOVING CABLES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3350C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3350C), registered now, S/N D4016, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH F35
- Registry model: [Beech F35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-f35) (registry code 1151514) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental E225 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (registry code 17015, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: No damage
- Airport: Mangham

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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