# NTSB FTW81DQD11: Beech A35, N714B, El Paso, TX, December 15, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 15, 1980
- Place: El Paso, TX · EL PASO, TX
- Location: 31.7587° N, 106.4869° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of El Paso, TX, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7587&lon=-106.4869&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 29, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128495
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81DQD11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DQD11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2973  80/12/15 NR.EL PASO,TX         BEECH A35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1605                    N714B               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  44, 15822 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            455 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TUCSON,AZ                   FORT STOCKTON,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER                       IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: HYDRAULIC PITCH CONTROL MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LACK OF LUBRICATION-SPECIFIC PART,NOT SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SCORED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERHEATED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- JACK PLATE SEPD FM HARTZELL,HC-12X20-7D PROP,A-38 BEARING EXPOSED,BALLS DRY/GALLED.HIT UNKN OBJECT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N714B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N714B-1983-01-18), registration cancelled 1983-01-18, S/N D-1719 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A35
- Registry model: [Beech A35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a35) (registry code 1151504) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19801215071699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801215071699A), Dec 15, 1980: Beech A35, El Paso, TX, Substantial damage. Lost power, smoke at prop hub. Crashed on emergency landing. Found prop jack plate missing, bearings dry.

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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