# NTSB FTW76DRA41: Beech 35, N246MD, Bryan, TX, May 22, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 22, 1976
- Place: Bryan, TX · BRYAN, TX
- Location: 30.6744° N, 96.3700° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bryan, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6744&lon=-96.3700&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 22, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154160
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76DRA41
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DRA41

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1034  76/5/22    BRYAN,TX            BEECH 35            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 218
        TIME - 1600                    N246MD              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 13 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COULTER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BRYAN,TX                    HOUSTON,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- ABORTED 1ST TKOF OK. PLT STATED ACFT PULLED TO L. NO MALF FOUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N246MD](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N246MD-2023-01-05), registration cancelled 2023-01-05, S/N D-1161 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35
- Registry model: [Beech 35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35) (registry code 1151502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental E185 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (registry code 17014, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Coulter

## 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 19760522011729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760522011729A), May 22, 1976: Beech 35BEECH, Bryan, TX, Substantial damage. Aborted 1st tkof ok. Plt stated acft pulled to l. no malf 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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