# Accident 20170924011469A: Beech C35, Camden, AR, September 24, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 2017, 18:38 local time
- Place: Camden, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4536° N, 92.7581° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4536&lon=-92.7581&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5958C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5958C-2020-07-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C35 (registry code 1151508, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C35
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR E185 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,175 total, 600 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN17FA364](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17FA364) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170924011469A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON SEPTEMBER 24, 2017 AT 1838 CDT, A BEECHCRAFT C-35, N5958C,  IMPACTED THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET EAST OF THE RUNWAY WHILE DEPARTING RUNWAY 1 AT HARRELL FIELD AIRPORT CAMDEN, ARKANSAS. A POST CRASH FIRE CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED., THE CERTIFICATED COMMERCIAL PILOT AND CERTIFICATED PILOT PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM CAMDEN, ARKANSAS ON SEPTEMBER 24, 2017 AT 1836 CDT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB CEN17FA364](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17FA364), Sep 24, 2017: Beech C35 (N5958C), Camden, AR, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to return to the runway instead of landing straight ahead when the engine lost power and his failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering for an emergency…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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