Beech 35-C33 accident near Roundup, Texas, April 24, 1984
On April 24, 1984 at about 11:30 pm local time, a Beech 35-C33, registered N6101V, was substantially damaged in an accident near Roundup, Texas (Biggin Hill airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- April 24, 1984 · about 11:30 pm local time
- Place
- Roundup, Texas · Biggin Hill · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Beech 35-C33 · all 35-C33s on the register
- Registration
- N6101V · registry record · serial CD-848
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PLT STATED AFTER THE ACCIDENT THAT DURING THE TAKEOFF RUN THE ACFT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE BEYOND 60 KTS. THE PLT ABORTED THE TAKEOFF AND STEERED THE ACFT INTO TALL GRASS OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RWY IN AN EFFORT TO SLOW THE ACFT AT A FASTER RATE. DURING THE EXCERSION IN THE GRASS THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.
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
- Flight time: 645 hours in all; 480 in this make and model; 35 in the last 90 days; 10 in the last 30 days; 600 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,854 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, October 7, 1983
- Maximum gross weight: 3,050 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental IO-470-K (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 12, 2,500 ft by 300 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 240° at 16 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 88°F (31°C), dew point 18°F (-8°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 9:47 pm from LBB, 8 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 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.
Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text never names anyone involved. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.