# NTSB FTW68D0481: Beech N35, N943Q, Dequeen, AR, February 29, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 29, 1968
- Place: Dequeen, AR · DEQUEEN, AR
- Location: 34.0422° N, 94.3421° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of De Queen, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0422&lon=-94.3421&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 16, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 201097
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW68D0481
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68D0481-201097

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0454  68/2/29    DEQUEEN,ARK         BEECH N35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 280
        TIME - 1120                    N943Q               PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 230 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DEQUEEN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        REMARKS- ACFT WENT INTO RAVINE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N943Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N943Q-2021-10-02), registration cancelled 2021-10-02, S/N D-6830 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH N35
- Registry model: [Beech N35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-n35) (registry code 1151528) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Dequeen

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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