# NTSB FTW75AF007: Beech V35A, N7963R, Mountain View, AR, August 16, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 16, 1974
- Place: Mountain View, AR · MOUNTAIN VIEW, AR
- Location: 35.8616° N, 92.1097° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mountain View, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8616&lon=-92.1097&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 11, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136885
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW75AF007
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75AF007

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2709  74/8/16  NR.MOUNTAIN VIEW,ARK  BEECH V35A          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 75 TOTAL
        TIME - 1310                    N7963R              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 37 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MUSCLE SHOALS,ALA           AMARILLO,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - HAIL
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  3000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                      RAIN, THUNDERSTORM
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          HAZE                                                     IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- FLEW INTO KNOWN TSTM. LOST CTL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7963R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7963R-1974-11-02), registration cancelled 1974-11-02, S/N D-8965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35A
- Registry model: [Beech V35A](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35a) (registry code 1151544) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19740816031279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740816031279A), Aug 16, 1974: Beech V35A, Mountain View, AR, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Flew into known tstm. Lost ctl.

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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