# NTSB FTW67A0061: Beech K35, N5393E, Dover, AR, December 5, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 5, 1966
- Place: Dover, AR · DOVER, AR
- Location: 35.3910° N, 93.1142° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dover, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3910&lon=-93.1142&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 17, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120057
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW67A0061
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67A0061

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-1045   66/12/5   DOVER ARK           BEECH K35           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1330                    N5393E              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               0
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                     DRIZZLE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ACFT STRUCK 150 FT BLO 2000 FT MSL CREST OF A MOUNTAIN DURING LEVEL FLT.VIS 100-300 FT IN FOG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5393E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5393E-1967-11-14), registration cancelled 1967-11-14, S/N D-5887 (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

## Other investigations on N5393E (1)

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.

- [NTSB UNK64X3124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3124), Jul 30, 1964: Beechcraft K35 (N5393E), Siloam Spring, AR, 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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