# NTSB MIA68F0164: Beech D35, N106B, Sarasota, FL, August 12, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 12, 1967
- Place: Sarasota, FL · SARASOTA, FL
- Location: 27.3383° N, 82.5437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sarasota, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.3383&lon=-82.5437&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 30, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 115122
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA68F0164
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68F0164

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2681  67/8/12    SARASOTA, FLA       BEECH D35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 22, 292
        TIME - 1159                    N106B               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 184 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SARASOTA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIRAL                                            IN FLIGHT: HOLDING
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
           AIRFRAME - WINGS: SKIN AND ATTACHMENTS
           AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BUCKLED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      2000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                     220
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           22                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- PLT RECOVERED BELOW CLOUDS, CONTINUED FLT. RT WING WRINKLED, FUSELAGE BUCKLED AT WING ROOT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N106B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N106B), registered now, S/N D-4394, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D35
- Registry model: [Beech G35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-g35) (registry code 1151516) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental E225 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (registry code 17015, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sarasota

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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