# NTSB FTW76DRA12: Beech V35, N5441U, Beaumont, TX, September 15, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 15, 1975
- Place: Beaumont, TX · BEAUMONT, TX
- Location: 30.0860° N, 94.1018° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Beaumont, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0860&lon=-94.1018&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 17, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150781
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76DRA12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DRA12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2822  75/9/15    BEAUMONT,TX         BEECH V35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 55, 5700
        TIME - 2005                    N5441U              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 2500 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BEAUMONT MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOUSTON,TX                  BEAUMONT,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RUNWAY CLOSED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- ARPT CLOSED FOR NITE OPN,NOTAM IN EFFECT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5441U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5441U-2018-01-05), registration cancelled 2018-01-05, S/N D-8517, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35
- Registry model: [Beech V35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35) (registry code 1151538) (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: Beaumont Muni

## 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 19750915029619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750915029619A), Sep 15, 1975: Beech V35, Beaumont, TX, Substantial damage. Arpt closed for nite opn,NOTAM in effect.

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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