# NTSB FTW75DRJ36: Beech 35, N3956N, Leesville, LA, June 10, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 10, 1975
- Place: Leesville, LA · LEESVILLE, LA
- Location: 31.1411° N, 93.2842° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Leesville, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1411&lon=-93.2842&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 23, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148790
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW75DRJ36
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DRJ36

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1408  75/6/10    LEESVILLE,LA        BEECH 35            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0930                    N3956N              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 23, 2890 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            28 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ORANGE,TX                   KANSAS CITY,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - FOG
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  600
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                           RAIN, THUNDERSTORM
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- LND ON ROAD DUE ENROUTE WEA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3956N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3956N-2012-06-21), registration cancelled 2012-06-21, S/N D-1216, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35
- Registry model: [Beech 35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35) (registry code 1151502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental E185 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (registry code 17014, 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 19750610016469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750610016469A), Jun 10, 1975: Beech 35BEECH, Leesville, LA, Substantial damage. Lnd on road due enroute wea.

## Other investigations on N3956N (2)

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.

- [NTSB FTW94LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA189), May 29, 1994: Beech 35 (N3956N), Mckinney, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE AILERONS BEING LOCKED BY A FOREIGN OBJECT.
- [NTSB CHI73FEV15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEV15), Nov 5, 1972: Beech 35 (N3956N), Quincy, IL, substantial damage

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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