# NTSB FTW75DRG46: Beech G35, N4243D, Lampasas, TX, December 8, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 8, 1974
- Place: Lampasas, TX · LAMPASAS, TX
- Location: 31.0640° N, 98.1828° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lampasas, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.0640&lon=-98.1828&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 16, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145011
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW75DRG46
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DRG46

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4060   74/12/8   LAMPASAS,TEX        BEECH G35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 6900
        TIME - 1250                    N4243D              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 63 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAMPASAS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LLANO,TEX                   FT WORTH,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- CON ROD FAILED.PUNCHED HOLE IN CRANKCASE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4243D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4243D-2005-11-01), registration cancelled 2005-11-01, S/N D-4456, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH G35
- Registry model: [Beech G35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-g35) (registry code 1151516) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental E225 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (registry code 17015, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lampasas

## 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 19741208040549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741208040549A), Dec 8, 1974: Beech G35, Lampasas, TX, Substantial damage. Con rod failed. Punched hole in crankcase.

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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