# NTSB FTW81DQD08: Beech K35, N5371E, Alpine, TX, November 22, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 22, 1980
- Place: Alpine, TX · ALPINE, TX
- Location: 30.3639° N, 103.6645° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alpine, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3639&lon=-103.6645&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 17, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127778
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81DQD08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DQD08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2961  80/11/22   ALPINE,TX           BEECH K35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 2085
        TIME - 2145                    N5371E              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALPINE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALPINE,TX                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- HIT PWR LNS DRG NGT APCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5371E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5371E-1982-11-26), registration cancelled 1982-11-26, S/N D5891 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH K35
- Registry model: [Beech K35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-k35) (registry code 1151524) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Alpine 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 19801122070169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801122070169A), Nov 22, 1980: Beech K35, Alpine, TX, Substantial damage. Low on final, struck powerline. Landed short off runway. Unskilled in type and night landings.

## Other investigations on N5371E (1)

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.

- [NTSB FTW66F0134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0134), Mar 20, 1965: Beech K35 (N5371E), Lipscomb, TX, substantial damage

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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