# NTSB CHI73FEV15: Beech 35, N3956N, Quincy, IL, November 5, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 5, 1972
- Place: Quincy, IL · QUINCY, IL
- Location: 39.9337° N, 91.3793° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Quincy, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9337&lon=-91.3793&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 17, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168961
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI73FEV15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEV15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3235   72/11/5   QUINCY,ILL          BEECH 35            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 278
        TIME - 1630                    N3956N              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 110 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - QUINCY MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BOWLING GREEN,OHIO          OLATHE,KANS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: SELECTOR VALVES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- BROKEN FUEL SELECTOR VALVE SHAFT PART NUMBER 35-921175.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3956N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3956N-2012-06-21), registration cancelled 2012-06-21, S/N D-1216, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35
- Registry model: [Beech 35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35) (registry code 1151502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental E185 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (registry code 17014, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Quincy Muni

## Other investigations on N3956N (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 FTW94LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA189), May 29, 1994: Beech 35 (N3956N), Mckinney, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE AILERONS BEING LOCKED BY A FOREIGN OBJECT.
- [NTSB FTW75DRJ36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DRJ36), Jun 10, 1975: Beech 35 (N3956N), Leesville, LA, 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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