# NTSB FTW80FRG33: Beech A-36, N37BS, Los Fresnos, TX, March 26, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 26, 1980
- Place: Los Fresnos, TX · LOS FRESNOS, TX
- Location: 26.0744° N, 97.4875° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Los Fresnos, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.0744&lon=-97.4875&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 30, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131948
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80FRG33
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FRG33

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0665  80/3/26    LOS FRESNOS,TX      BEECH A-36          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 22, 2475
        TIME - 0200                    N37BS               PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AG AIR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LOS FRESNOS,TX              HARLINGEN,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               300
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3 MILES OR LESS                                          NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          GROUND FOG                                                66
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          130                                                       7
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N37BS](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N37BS), registered now, S/N E-548, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A-36
- Registry model: [Beech A36](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (registry code 1151604) (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
- Airport: Ag Air

## 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 19800326010399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800326010399A), Mar 26, 1980: Beech A36, Los Fresnos, TX, Substantial damage. Tried to make night landing at Private strip with ground fog present. Hit ground 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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