# NTSB CHI66F0547: Beechcraft G35, N312NF, Kendallville, IN, January 18, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 18, 1966
- Place: Kendallville, IN · KENDALLVILLE, IN
- Location: 41.4434° N, 85.2582° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kendallville, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4434&lon=-85.2582&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 2, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173640
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI66F0547
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0547

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0091  66/1/18    KENDALLVILLE IND    BEECHCRAFT G35      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 1061
        TIME - 0755                    N312NF              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 783 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KENDALLVILLE
        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 - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        REMARKS- PILOT ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF WITH FROST ON AIRCRAFT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N312NF](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N312NF-1971-03-29), registration cancelled 1971-03-29, S/N D-4782 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT G35
- Registry model: [Beech G35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-g35) (registry code 1151516) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Kendallville

## Other investigations on N312NF (2)

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 NYC71AN044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71AN044), Oct 7, 1970: Beech G35 (N312NF), Rockton, PA, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB UNK64X2335](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2335), Jun 17, 1964: Beechcraft G35 (N312NF), Toledo, OH, 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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