# NTSB FTW66F0484: Beechcraft 65, N68950, Tuckerman, AR, December 28, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 28, 1965
- Place: Tuckerman, AR · TUCKERMAN, AR
- Location: 35.7257° N, 91.2021° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tuckerman, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7257&lon=-91.2021&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 18, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174707
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66F0484
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0484

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3784  65/12/28   TUCKERMAN ARK       BEECHCRAFT 65       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 5000
        TIME - 0830                    N68950              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 39 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TUCKERMAN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND                             STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE
        REMARKS- FUEL FROM FLOODED ENGINE IGNITED FROM AN UNDETERMINED SOURCE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N68950 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT 65
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Tuckerman

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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