# NTSB FTW66D0633: Beech C35, N1813D, Sparkman, AR, April 24, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 24, 1966
- Place: Sparkman, AR · SPARKMAN, AR
- Location: 33.9172° N, 92.8500° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sparkman, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9172&lon=-92.8500&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 15, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172126
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66D0633
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66D0633

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0980  66/4/24    SPARKMAN ARK        BEECH C35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 4000
        TIME - 1100                    N1813D              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1200 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    3000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     RAIN SHOWERS
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           63                                                      360
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           6                                                       VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- LANDING MADE ON COW PASTURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1813D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1813D-2013-06-14), registration cancelled 2013-06-14, S/N D-3082, built 1952 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C35
- Registry model: [Beech C35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c35) (registry code 1151508) (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

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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