# NTSB FTW75AF015: Beech A35, N8535A, Pine Springs, TX, September 3, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 3, 1974
- Place: Pine Springs, TX · PINE SPRINGS, TX
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 17, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136841
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW75AF015
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75AF015

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2751   74/9/3  NR.PINE SPRINGS,TEX   BEECH A35           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 153
        TIME - 1000                    N8535A              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANAPRA,N MEX                LUBBOCK,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           WEATHER - FOG
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               100
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                         NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- PLT ATTMPTNG TO MNUEVR THRU MNTN PASS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8535A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8535A-1974-11-22), registration cancelled 1974-11-22, S/N D-1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A35
- Registry model: [Beech A35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a35) (registry code 1151504) (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 19740903032859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740903032859A), Sep 3, 1974: Beech A35, Pine Springs, TX, Destroyed. Plt attmptng to mnuevr thru mntn pass.

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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