# NTSB FTW75FQG37: Beech D50E, N88EM, Midland, TX, January 5, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: January 5, 1975
- Place: Midland, TX · MIDLAND, TX
- Location: 31.9973° N, 102.0779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Midland, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9973&lon=-102.0779&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 3 minor
- Status: Completed, report February 6, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146935
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW75FQG37
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75FQG37

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0144   75/1/5    MIDLAND,TX          BEECH D50E          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 1771
        TIME - 1858                    N88EM               PX-  0  1  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 112 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - REGIONAL AIR TERM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RUIDOSA,NM                  MIDLAND,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INSTRUMENTS-MISREAD OR FAILED TO READ
        REMARKS- HIT UNLTD PWR POLES & WIRES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N88EM](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88EM-1975-03-21), registration cancelled 1975-03-21, S/N DH-336 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D50E
- Registry model: [Beech D50E](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d50e) (registry code 1152522) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Regional Air Term

## 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 19750105000369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750105000369A), Jan 5, 1975: Beech E50, Midland, TX, Destroyed. Hit unltd pwr poles & wires.

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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