# NTSB FTW72AF042: Beech F33, N366S, Amarillo, TX, January 14, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 14, 1972
- Place: Amarillo, TX · AMARILLO, TX
- Location: 35.2220° N, 101.8313° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Amarillo, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2220&lon=-101.8313&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 7, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164699
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW72AF042
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72AF042

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0042  72/1/14    AMARILLO,TEX        BEECH F33           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 75 TOTAL
        TIME - 0715                    N366S               PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TRADEWIND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AMARILLO,TEX                WACO,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  300
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       14
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           50                                                       11
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- CKD WX ABT 0600HRS,ADZD FROPA AFTR 0700HRS.DID NOT RECHCK.CRASHED ABT 2000FT FRM RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N366S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N366S-1973-06-22), registration cancelled 1973-06-22, S/N CD-1239 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH F33
- Registry model: [Beech F33](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-f33) (registry code 1151423) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Tradewind

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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