# NTSB FTW76AF027: Beech V35A, N237Q, Mccamey, TX, October 3, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 3, 1975
- Place: Mccamey, TX · MCCAMEY, TX
- Location: 31.1325° N, 102.2200° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McCamey, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1325&lon=-102.2200&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 20, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151448
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76AF027
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76AF027

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3695   75/10/3 NR.MCCAMEY,TX         BEECH V35A          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 6500
        TIME - 2042                    N237Q               PX-  2  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         MCCAMEY,TX                   SAN ANGELO,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
           TERRAIN - OTHER
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LVL 0.128PCT. SPARSE GRND LTG IN AREA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N237Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N237Q-1976-02-04), registration cancelled 1976-02-04, S/N D-8606, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35A
- Registry model: [Beech V35A](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35a) (registry code 1151544) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19751003039629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751003039629A), Oct 3, 1975: Beech V35A, Mccamey, TX, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Plt blood alcohol lvl 0.128PCT. Sparse grnd ltg in area.

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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