# NTSB DEN66F0292: Beech 35, N440B, Texico, NM, April 10, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 10, 1966
- Place: Texico, NM · TEXICO, NM
- Location: 34.3892° N, 103.0507° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Texico, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3892&lon=-103.0507&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 10, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172061
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN66F0292
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66F0292

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0904  66/4/10    TEXICO N MEX        BEECH 35            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 28, 350
        TIME - 1700                    N440B               PX-  0  0  4  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CLOVIS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ENGINE LOADED UP
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: RAM AIR ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- CARBURETOR ALTERNATE AIR DOOR HINGE FAILED RESULTING IN RESTRICTION OF AIR INLET
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N440B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N440B-2012-06-27), registration cancelled 2012-06-27, S/N D-1448, built 1948 (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: Clovis

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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