Beech J35 accident near Fort Worth, Texas, November 5, 2007
On November 5, 2007 at about 5:15 pm local time, a Beech J35, registered N7208B, was substantially damaged in an accident near Fort Worth, Texas (Fort Worth Meacham airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person was seriously injured. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
Failure of the operator to ensure that the metering unit's throttle arm and throttle cable were secured using manufacturer approved hardware. A contributing factor to the pilot's injuries was the lack of shoulder retraints.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- November 5, 2007 · about 5:15 pm local time
- Place
- Fort Worth, Texas · Fort Worth Meacham · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was seriously injured.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Beech J35 · all J35s on the register
- Registration
- N7208B · no longer on the register · serial D-5499
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The private pilot was en route to his landing destination when he experienced a total loss of engine power. Unable to make the nearby airport, the pilot elected to perform a forced landing in a field near a highway. For undetermined reasons, the metering unit's throttle arm and throttle cable became separated in flight causing the engine stop producing power. The separated throttle prevented the pilot from successfully restarting the engine. No evidence of metal deformation or gouging existed on either the throttle arm or throttle cable linkage, suggesting that a castellated nut with pin was not installed or improperly installed.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (with waivers/limitations)
- Seat: left
- Injury: serious injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 4,432 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, March 1, 2007
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Teledyne Continental IO-470-C (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: TME Brookshire TX
- Destination: T67 Fort Worth TX
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 16, 7,501 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 200° at 11 knots, gusting 16
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 73°F (23°C), dew point 59°F (15°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 4:53 pm from FTW, 1 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
The docket, the folder of records gathered during an investigation (maintenance records, photographs, witness statements, examinations), has not been read from the NTSB for this case yet; the list appears here once it has. Open the docket at the NTSB.
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, the folder of records gathered during the investigation, shown as the NTSB released them (the NTSB redacts some personal details first) and listed under the NTSB's own titles. This site's own text never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number DFW08LA025.