# NTSB FTW76DRG78: Beech A35, N8537A, Mason, TX, July 31, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 31, 1976
- Place: Mason, TX · MASON, TX
- Location: 30.7477° N, 99.2286° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mason, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7477&lon=-99.2286&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 1, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155032
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76DRG78
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DRG78

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1899  76/7/31    MASON,TX            BEECH A35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 1800
        TIME - 2030                    N8537A              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MASON COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BATESVILLE,TX               MASON,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8537A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8537A-2017-05-15), registration cancelled 2017-05-15, S/N D-1959, built 1949 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A35
- Registry model: [Beech A35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a35) (registry code 1151504) (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: Mason County

## 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 19760731022029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760731022029A), Jul 31, 1976: Beech A35, Mason, TX, Substantial damage

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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