# NTSB FTW86FRG02: Beech K35, N3091C, Austin, TX, November 1, 1985

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Final report
- Date: November 1, 1985, 10:43 local (16:43 UTC)
- Place: Austin, TX
- Coordinates: 30.339118, -97.549568 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3391&lon=-97.5496&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 2 minor
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 21959
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW86FRG02
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/21959/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86FRG02

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - in flight, go-around (vfr)
  - aircraft handling - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall - uncontrolled, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled

## Analysis

THE ACFT STALLED & CRASHED DURING A GO-AROUND ATTEMPT. THE PLT/OWNER WAS FLYING THE ACFT FROM THE LEFT SEAT WITH THE MECHAINC, WHO HAD JUST COMPLETED AN ANNUAL INSPECTION ON THE ACFT, SEATED IN THE CO-PLTS SEAT. THE MECHANIC RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES WHEN THE ACFT CARTWHEELED AFTER THE LEFT WING CONTACTED THE GROUND FOLLOWING THE STALL. THE OTHER TWO OCCUPANTS RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3091C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3091C-1989-03-03), registration cancelled 1989-03-03, S/N D5778 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH K35
- Registry model: [Beech K35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-k35) (registry code 1151524) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: D5778
- Airframe hours: 4180
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-470-C 260 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Donald R. Hamilton
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, October 17, 1985, 3 hours before
- Departed: HPY, BAGTOWN, TX
- Destination: 6R4, AUSTIN, TX
- Airport: 6R4, Birdsnest, runway 16, 2,715 × 30 ft, gravel

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 40; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 511 total, 251 in this make and model

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 40° at 11 knots
- Visibility: 12 statute miles
- Temperature: 57 °F, dew point 48 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: AUS, 9 nm away

## 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 19851101055689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851101055689A), Nov 1, 1985: Beech K35, Austin, TX, Substantial damage. Aircraft stalled and impacted the ground during crosswind. Go around attempt. Inadvertent flap retraction by pilot.

## Other investigations on N3091C (2)

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 CHI73FEM51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEM51), Apr 29, 1973: Beech K35 (N3091C), Grand Ledge, MI, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX66F0022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66F0022), Feb 26, 1965: Beechcraft K-35 (N3091C), Desert Center, CA, 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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