# NTSB DEN65F0011: Beechcraft S-35, N5877S, Cheyenne, WY, February 4, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 4, 1965
- Place: Cheyenne, WY · CHEYENNE, WY
- Location: 41.1400° N, 104.8202° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cheyenne, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1400&lon=-104.8202&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 4, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179694
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN65F0011
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN65F0011

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2758   65/2/4    CHEYENNE WYO        BEECHCRAFT S-35     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 821
        TIME - 1900                    N5877S              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHEYNNE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: REGULATOR
        REMARKS- VOLTAGE REGULATOR FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASON. NIGHT LANDING ON LIGHTED AIRPORT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5877S](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5877S), registered now, S/N D-7758, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT S-35
- Registry model: [Beech S35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-s35) (registry code 1151532) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cheynne

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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