# NTSB FTW66A0065: Beech K35, N5330E, Mustang, OK, January 16, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 16, 1966
- Place: Mustang, OK · MUSTANG, OK
- Location: 35.3929° N, 97.7273° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mustang, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3929&lon=-97.7273&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 11, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173311
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66A0065
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66A0065

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0403  66/1/16    MUSTANG OKLA        BEECH K35           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1840                    N5330E              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  53, 15000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            1000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
          EQUIP-GYRO INST FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASON.
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY WEATHER BUREAU PERSONEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  700
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          4 MILES OR LESS                                          NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          HAZE                                                      30
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          350                                                       25
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      IFR
        REMARKS- DIRECTION AND ATTITUDE GYRO INST NOT RECOVERED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5330E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5330E-1966-02-11), registration cancelled 1966-02-11, S/N D-5800 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH K35
- Registry model: [Beech K35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-k35) (registry code 1151524) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Wiley Post

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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