# NTSB FTW71FQG05: Beech A35, N501B, Hale Center, TX, July 3, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 3, 1970
- Place: Hale Center, TX · HALE CENTER, TX
- Location: 34.0661° N, 101.8463° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hale Center, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0661&lon=-101.8463&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 27, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121076
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71FQG05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71FQG05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2881   70/7/3    HALE CENTER,TEX     BEECH A35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 220
        TIME - 1214                    N501B               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 107 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PLAINVIEW,TEX               LUBBOCK,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FUEL SELECTOR ON EMPTY TANK. PLTS FIRST TIME WITH OLD TYPE SELECTOR HANDLE. HIT PHONE WIRES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N501B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N501B-2010-01-28), registration cancelled 2010-01-28, S/N D-1523, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A35
- Registry model: [Beech A35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a35) (registry code 1151504) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental E185 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (registry code 17014, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N501B (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 ATL05LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05LA042), Jan 9, 2005: Beech 35 (N501B), Knoxville, TN, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate obstacle clearance, which resulted in the in-flight collision with trees. A factor was dark night.

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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