# NTSB CHI66F0564: Beechcraft G35, N4297D, Manchester, KY, February 6, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 6, 1966
- Place: Manchester, KY · MANCHESTER, KY
- Location: 37.1465° N, 83.7692° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Manchester, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1465&lon=-83.7692&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 22, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173779
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI66F0564
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0564

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0206   66/2/6    MANCHESTER KY       BEECHCRAFT G35      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 2060
        TIME - 1245                    N4297D              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 620 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MANCHESTER
        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 - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4297D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4297D-1981-05-06), registration cancelled 1981-05-06, S/N D4629, built 1956 (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: Manchester

## Other investigations on N4297D (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 FTW77DRA18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DRA18), Apr 15, 1977: Beech G35 (N4297D), Houston, TX, 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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