# NTSB CAN65C0036: Beech B35, N437B, Coutts Albta, Canada, September 10, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 10, 1965
- Place: Coutts Albta, Canada · COUTTS ALBTA, Canada
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 27, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175456
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CAN65C0036
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CAN65C0036

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6-0089  65/9/10  NR.COUTTS ALBTA CAN   BEECH B35           CR-  1  0  0  *ERROR-INVALID CODE*      PRIVATE, AGE 39, 400
        TIME - 1016                    N437B               PX-  2  0  0  *ERROR-INVALID CODE*      TOTAL HOURS, 390 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          FUSELAGE-STRUCTURAL FAILURE DUE AERODYNAMIC LOADS.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  700
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           44                                                      135
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           5                                                       IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- INVEST.AND REPORTED BY GOVT. OF CANADA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N437B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N437B-1971-12-27), registration cancelled 1971-12-27, S/N D-1445, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B35
- Registry model: [Beech 35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35) (registry code 1151502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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