# NTSB DEN69A0020: Beech S35, N5785K, Las Cruces, NM, October 16, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 16, 1968
- Place: Las Cruces, NM · LAS CRUCES, NM
- Location: 32.3123° N, 106.7783° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Cruces, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3123&lon=-106.7783&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report May 16, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 192091
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN69A0020
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN69A0020

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4604  68/10/16   LAS CRUCES,N MEX    BEECH S35           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 2114
        TIME - 1235                    N5785K              PX-  1  1  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 2014 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- LO PASS TO PHOTOGRAPH CO LAND DEVELOPMENT.GR DWN,FLAPS UP.AREA SUITABLE FOR EMERG LNDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5785K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5785K-2013-02-21), registration cancelled 2013-02-21, S/N D-7568, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH S35
- 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: Destroyed

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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