# NTSB DEN68A0043: Beech K35, N3067C, Crownpoint, NM, March 5, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 5, 1968
- Place: Crownpoint, NM · CROWNPOINT, NM
- Location: 35.6781° N, 108.1512° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crownpoint, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6781&lon=-108.1512&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 22, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112019
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN68A0043
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN68A0043

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0526   68/3/5    CROWNPOINT,N MEX    BEECH K35           CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 64, 12638
        TIME - 1530                    N3067C              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 11100 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CROWNPOINT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- ENG QUIT 10 FT ABOVE RNWY.INSUFFICIENT ALT TO ASSURE LD GR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3067C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3067C), registered now, S/N D-5731, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH K35
- Registry model: [Beech K35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-k35) (registry code 1151524) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Crownpoint

## Other investigations on N3067C (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 LAX05LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA209), Jun 18, 2005: Beechcraft K35 (N3067C), Apple Valley, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: fuel starvation due to the pilot's inadequate in-flight fuel system management and failure to set the fuel selector valve to a tank containing fuel. A factor was the ditch that the aircraft…

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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