# NTSB FTW80FA035: Beech 35-33, N620V, Mcalester, OK, January 14, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 14, 1980
- Place: Mcalester, OK · MCALESTER, OK
- Location: 34.9261° N, 95.7736° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McAlester, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9261&lon=-95.7736&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report May 2, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131898
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80FA035
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FA035

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0336  80/1/14    MCALESTER,OK        BEECH 35-33         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 826
        TIME - 1812                    N620V               PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 811 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCALESTER MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN ANTONIO,TX              TULSA,OK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CYLINDER ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL EXHAUSTION-ENGINE LUBRICATION SYSTEM
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- NO 5 CYL,ROCKER BOX CVR LOOSE.PLT CONT DESTN WHEN OIL FUMES CLRD.LAST MAINT ROCKER BOX COVER UNK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N620V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N620V-1981-05-07), registration cancelled 1981-05-07, S/N CD-50 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35-33
- Registry model: [Beech 35-33](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35-33) (registry code 1151402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Mcalester Muni

## 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 19800114005289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800114005289A), Jan 14, 1980: Beech 3533, Mc Alester, OK, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Pilot lost engine on night VFR cross-country. Attempted emergency landing on airport & crashed short of runway.

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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