# NTSB CHI65F0075: Beechcraft M-35, N9627R, Smithland, KY, March 8, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: March 8, 1965
- Place: Smithland, KY · SMITHLAND, KY
- Location: 37.1388° N, 88.4048° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Smithland, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1388&lon=-88.4048&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report April 29, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179758
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI65F0075
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI65F0075

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0071   65/3/8    SMITHLAND KY        BEECHCRAFT M-35     CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 3000
        TIME - 1650                    N9627R              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 750 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: PISTON,PISTON RINGS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PILOT OCCUPATION OIL PRODUCER.HOLE BURNED THRU #2 CYL PISTON.ENG HAD BEEN BURNING EXCESSIVE OIL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9627R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9627R-1965-04-29), registration cancelled 1965-04-29, S/N D-6502 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT M-35
- Registry model: [Beech M35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-m35) (registry code 1151526) (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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