# NTSB CHI66F0492: Beechcraft N35, N1241Z, Mishawaka, IN, December 19, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 19, 1965
- Place: Mishawaka, IN · MISHAWAKA, IN
- Location: 41.6766° N, 86.1654° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mishawaka, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6766&lon=-86.1654&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 4, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174262
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI66F0492
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0492

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3706  65/12/19   MISHAWAKA,IND       BEECHCRAFT N35      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 264
        TIME - 1430                    N1241Z              PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 60 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SPORTSMAN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1241Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1241Z), registered now, S/N D-6701, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT N35
- Registry model: [Beech N35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-n35) (registry code 1151528) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sportsman

## Other investigations on N1241Z (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 CHI67F0632](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0632), May 17, 1967: Beech N35 (N1241Z), Lapel, IN, substantial damage

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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