# NTSB FTW68D0167: Beech B35, N5164C, Malvern, AR, August 15, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 15, 1967
- Place: Malvern, AR · MALVERN, AR
- Location: 34.3733° N, 92.8213° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Malvern, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3733&lon=-92.8213&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 22, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114688
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW68D0167
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68D0167

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2932  67/8/15    MALVERN,ARK         BEECH B35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 5O, 10000
        TIME - 1800                    N5164C              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 3000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MALVERN MUNI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE
        REMARKS- LNDG GEAR SWITCH IN UP POSITION.CHILDREN HAD BEEN PLAYING AROUND ACFT EARLIER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5164C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5164C-1973-08-13), registration cancelled 1973-08-13, S/N D2449 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B35
- Registry model: [Beech B35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b35) (registry code 1151506) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Malvern Muni

## Other investigations on N5164C (2)

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 MKC73AK069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73AK069), May 26, 1973: Beech B35 (N5164C), Mulvane, KS, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB NYC68F0494](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68F0494), Jun 3, 1968: Beech B35 (N5164C), Montgomeryvill, PA, 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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