# NTSB FTW80DQG10: Beech F33A, N440T, Blackwell, TX, March 6, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 6, 1980
- Place: Blackwell, TX · BLACKWELL, TX
- Location: 32.0851° N, 100.3194° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blackwell, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0851&lon=-100.3194&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report April 23, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131735
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80DQG10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DQG10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0152   80/3/6    BLACKWELL,TX        BEECH F33A          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 747
        TIME - 1836                    N440T               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 700 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MINEOLA,TX                  BLACKWELL,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        REMARKS- MISTOOK TOP OF SMALL DAM FOR STRIP.HIT BUSHES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N440T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N440T), registered now, S/N CE-681, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH F33A
- Registry model: [Beech F33A](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-f33a) (registry code 1151425) (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

## 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 19800306004439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800306004439A), Mar 6, 1980: Beech F33A, Blackwell, TX, Destroyed. Made approach to a road mistaken for private strip. Tried to go-around. Hit bushes. Crash landed.

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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