# NTSB FTW74OPD36: Beech V35A, N827W, Padilla, Mexico, February 28, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 28, 1974
- Place: Padilla, Mexico · PADILLA,MEX, MX
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 12, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186714
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW74OPD36
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74OPD36

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0004  74/2/28    PADILLA,MEX         BEECH V35A          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 63, 850
        TIME - 1500                    N827W               PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 650 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          REYNOSA,MEX                 PADILLA,MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N827W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N827W), registered now, S/N D-8743, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35A
- Registry model: [Beech V35A](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35a) (registry code 1151544) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740228005739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740228005739A), Feb 28, 1974: Beech V35A, Padilla, Substantial damage. Investigation under jurisdiction of government of Mexico

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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