# NTSB FTW68D0087: Beech 35C, N5913C, Dalhart, TX, July 10, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 10, 1967
- Place: Dalhart, TX · DALHART, TX
- Location: 36.0575° N, 102.5123° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dalhart, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0575&lon=-102.5123&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 13, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 115493
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW68D0087
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68D0087

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2378  67/7/10    DALHART,TEX         BEECH 35C           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 1645
        TIME - 1200                    N5913C              PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 530 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DALHART MUNI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        REMARKS- TAKEOFF MADE WITH COCKPIT LANDING GEAR SWITCH IN UP POSITION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5913C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5913C-2021-06-05), registration cancelled 2021-06-05, S/N D-3271, built 1952 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35C
- 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
- Airport: Dalhart Muni

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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