# NTSB FTW75FRG85: Beech S35, N375T, Sinton, TX, June 3, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 3, 1975
- Place: Sinton, TX · SINTON, TX
- Location: 28.0372° N, 97.5015° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sinton, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0372&lon=-97.5015&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 3 minor
- Status: Completed, report July 17, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148815
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW75FRG85
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75FRG85

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1442   75/6/3    SINTON,TX           BEECH S35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1925                    N375T               PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 33, 501 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            28 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SINTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SINTON,TX                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- NO MALFUNCTION FOUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N375T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N375T-2012-11-09), registration cancelled 2012-11-09, S/N D-7508, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH S35
- Registry model: [Beech S35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-s35) (registry code 1151532) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sinton

## 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 19750603015849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750603015849A), Jun 3, 1975: Beech S35, Sinton, TX, Substantial damage. No malfunction found.

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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