# NTSB FTW71FRA29: Beech BE65, N6034F, Houston, TX, December 1, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 1, 1970
- Place: Houston, TX · HOUSTON, TX
- Location: 29.7633° N, 95.3633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7633&lon=-95.3633&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 7 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 10, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159164
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71FRA29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71FRA29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4316   70/12/1   HOUSTON,TEX         BEECH BE65          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 11944
        TIME - 2255                    N6034F              PX-  0  0  6  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 480 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ANDRAU AIRPARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MARFA TEX                   HOUSTON,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - PARTIAL BRIEFING BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE/RADIO, LIMITED BY PILOT ACTION
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- PLT STATED HE WAS NOT AWARE OF HITTING TREE.LANDED AT HOUSTON ARPT W/O FURTHER INCIDENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6034F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH BE65
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Andrau Airpark

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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