# NTSB FTW79FA025: Beechcraft N35, N428T, Sinton, TX, December 18, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 18, 1978
- Place: Sinton, TX · SINTON, TX
- Location: 28.0372° N, 97.5015° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sinton, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0372&lon=-97.5015&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report February 22, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138528
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79FA025
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FA025

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4084  78/12/18 NR.SINTON,TX          BEECHCRAFT N35      CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 1338
        TIME - 1830                    N428T               PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SINTON AIRPORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         SINTON,TX                    ROCKPORT,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                         NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N428T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N428T-1981-09-30), registration cancelled 1981-09-30, S/N D6612 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT N35
- Registry model: [Beech N35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-n35) (registry code 1151528) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Sinton Airport

## 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 19781218044099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781218044099A), Dec 18, 1978: Beech N35, Sinton, TX, Destroyed

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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