# NTSB FTW77DQD01: Beech V35, Fort Hancock, TX, October 12, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 12, 1976
- Place: Fort Hancock, TX · FORT HANCOCK, TX
- Location: 31.2893° N, 105.8451° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Hancock, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.2893&lon=-105.8451&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 11, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157039
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW77DQD01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DQD01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-0015  76/10/12   FORT HANCOCK,TX     BEECH V35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 5250
        TIME - 2045                    XB-MAD              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 2295 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MACGUIRE RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FORT HANCOCK,TX             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           EVASIVE MANEUVER                                         LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: ANIMALS                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
           MISCELLANEOUS - ANIMAL(S) ON RUNWAY/TAXIWAY/RAMP
        REMARKS- LTD WITH ELEC BLINKERS. TRIED TO AVOID HERD OF HORSES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: XB-MAD (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Macguire Ranch

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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