Beechcraft N35 N957T
8 October 1968 · Hetland, South Dakota, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 8 October 1968 at about 21:30 local time, a Beechcraft N35 registered N957T, operated by Spies Realty C, was involved in an accident during in flight near Hetland, South Dakota, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hetland, South Dakota, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft N35
- Registration
- N957T
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Spies Realty C
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Corporate/Executive
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-4535
People
4 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
NIGHT FLIGHT.STRUCK TOWER GUY WIRE AT 400 FT LEVEL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft N35 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1968 | Beechcraft N35 | Plainview, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 May 1968 | Beechcraft N35 | Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States | Chattanooga WA | No injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1968 | Beechcraft N35 | Sugar Grove, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 1968 | Beechcraft N35 | Roselle, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Aug 1968 | Beechcraft N35 | Truckee, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Aug 1968 | Beechcraft N35 | Wichita Falls, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Baytown, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1968 | Cessna 150 | Mounds, Oklahoma, United States | Riverside Airl | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Laurel, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1968 | Piper J5A | Valparaiso, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1968 | Mooney M20D | Santa Rosa, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 1968 | Cessna 182 | Medford, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |