# NTSB FTW68F0249: Beech C35, N743D, Malvern, AR, March 19, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 19, 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 29, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 118288
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW68F0249
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68F0249

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4831  67/3/19    MALVERN,ARK         BEECH C35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 45, 35 TOTAL
        TIME - 1400                    N743D               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 20 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MALVERN MUN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MALVERN,ARK                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N743D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N743D-2005-04-13), registration cancelled 2005-04-13, S/N D-3013, built 1951 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C35
- 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: Malvern Mun

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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