# NTSB FTW82DA272: Beech B35, N621Z, Ft. Worth, TX, July 9, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: July 9, 1982, 13:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place: Ft. Worth, TX
- Coordinates: 32.749153, -97.329788 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7492&lon=-97.3298&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 9, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70791
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82DA272
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70791/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA272

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with object, landing
  - go-around - initiated, pilot in command
  - object - airport facility (contributing factor)
  - object - wire,transmission (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PILOT STATED THAT WHILE HE WAS ON FINAL APPROACH, HE WAS CARRYING A LITTLE POWER SINCE HE WAS A LITTLE LOW. HE STATED THAT AS THE AIRCRAFT CROSSED THE THRESHOLD, HE REDUCED POWER AND THE PLANE YAWED TO THE RIGHT. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRCRAFT HEADED TOWARD A HANGAR AND THE PILOT INITIATED A GO-AROUND. DURING THE GO-AROUND, THE LANDING GEAR BOUNCED OFF THE TOP OF A HANGAR AND THEN THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH A POWER LINE AND CRASHED. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE LOST ELEVATOR AND RUDDER CONTROL. HOWEVER, AN INSPECTION REVEALED THAT ALL OF THE FLIGHT CONTROLS WERE HOOKED UP AND OPERABLE AFTER THE CRASH.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N621Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N621Z-1985-12-18), registration cancelled 1985-12-18, S/N D-2299, built 1950 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B35
- Registry model: [Beech B35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b35) (registry code 1151506) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: D-2299
- Airframe hours: 2339
- Engines: CONTINENTAL E-225-8 225 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Dove Air
- Registered owner: Edward J. Sinclair, Jr.
- Departed: LONGVIEW, TX
- Destination: SDL, SCOTTSDALE, AZ
- Airport: F72, Oak Grove, runway 17, 3,500 × 50 ft, concrete

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 26; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 820 total, 53 in this make and model, 658 as pilot in command, 199 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 170° at 8 knots
- Temperature: 192 °F

## 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 19820709026549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820709026549A), Jul 9, 1982: Beech 35BEECH, Ft Worth, TX, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control flare for landing, crashed into hangar and fence during attempted go-around.

## Other investigations on N621Z (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 DEN67F0143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN67F0143), Nov 3, 1966: Beech B35 (N621Z), Albuquerque, NM, 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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