# NTSB FTW72FPG65: Beech V35, N721W, Midway, AR, March 16, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 16, 1972
- Place: Midway, AR · MIDWAY, AR
- Location: 34.2499° N, 92.9734° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Midway, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2499&lon=-92.9734&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report September 14, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165368
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW72FPG65
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72FPG65

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0110  72/3/16    MIDWAY,ARK          BEECH V35           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 88 TOTAL
        TIME - 1115                    N721W               PX-  0  1  0  BUSINESS                  HOURS, 35 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MOUNTAIN HOME
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LITTLE ROCK,ARK             MIDWAY,ARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        REMARKS- APCH TOO HIGH. PAX STATED PLT TURNED TO AVOID WATER TOWER ON GO AROUND. FLAPS SET AT 30 DEG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N721W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N721W), registered now, S/N D-9361, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35
- Registry model: [Beech V35B](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35b) (registry code 1151548) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520-BA](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-ba) (registry code 17230, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mountain Home

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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