# NTSB FTW75KRA19: Beech N35, N1371, Galveston, TX, March 7, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 7, 1975
- Place: Galveston, TX · GALVESTON, TX
- Location: 29.3014° N, 94.7978° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Galveston, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3014&lon=-94.7978&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 3 minor
- Status: Completed, report April 21, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147751
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW75KRA19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75KRA19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0505   75/3/7    GALVESTON,TX        BEECH N35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 4000
        TIME - 2253                    N1371               PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SCHOLES FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GALVESTON,TX                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- PLT MADE DWNWIND TKOF ON SHORT TAXIWAY.POLICE STATED PLT HAD BEEN DRINKING.HIT DRAINAGE CANAL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1371](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1371-1975-09-26), registration cancelled 1975-09-26, S/N D-6793 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH N35
- Registry model: [Beech N35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-n35) (registry code 1151528) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Scholes Field

## 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 19750307004929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750307004929A), Mar 7, 1975: Beech N35, Galveston, TX, Substantial damage. Plt made dwnwind tkof on short taxiway. Police stated plt had been drinking. Hit drainage canal.

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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