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FTW85LA299

1985-07-28 · ALPINE, Texas, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport E38

Current FAA registration · N7935K

Make / Model
BEECH 35-B33
Engine
CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES (260 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19640428
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S AAC63B

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PLT EXPERIENCED A PARTIAL PWR LOSS WHEN ABOUT 50 FT ABOVE THE RWY, JUST AFTER LIFTOFF. THE ACFT WAS ABOUT 300 FT DOWN THE RWY WITH SOME RWY STILL REMAINING. HE LANDED THE ACFT BUT WAS UNABLE TO STOP UNTIL THE ACFT HAD RUN THROUGH THE PERIMETER FENCE. IT CAME TO A STOP ABOUT 300 FT BEYOND THE END OF THE RWY. THE CAUSE OF THE PARTIAL PWR LOSS WAS NOT DETERMINED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_FTW85LA299.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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