# NTSB FTW65A0099: Beechraft 95-55, N1362Z, Fort Smith, AR, April 6, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 6, 1965
- Place: Fort Smith, AR · FORT SMITH, AR
- Location: 35.3859° N, 94.3985° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Smith, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3859&lon=-94.3985&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 29, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179499
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW65A0099
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW65A0099

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0491   65/4/6    FORT SMITH ARK      BEECHRAFT 95-55     CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 5000
        TIME - 1520                    N1362Z              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 9 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FORT SMITH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1362Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECHRAFT 95-55
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Fort Smith

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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