# NTSB ANC68A0005: Beech 35, N3161V, Anchorage, AK, July 27, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 27, 1967
- Place: Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report March 6, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 115960
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC68A0005
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC68A0005

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0995  67/7/27    ANCHORAGE,ALAS      BEECH 35            CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 7000
        TIME - 1808                    N3161V              PX-  2  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MERRILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G.
        REMARKS- PLT OVER-ROTATED AT LIFTOFF. ACFT WAS 42 LBS OVER GROSS WT. CRASHED IN AIRPORT PARKING LOT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3161V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3161V-1968-02-12), registration cancelled 1968-02-12, S/N D-592 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35
- Registry model: [Beech 35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35) (registry code 1151502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Merrill

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.

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