# NTSB FTW70F0281: Beech P35, N9640Y, Oakdale, LA, October 26, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 26, 1969
- Place: Oakdale, LA · OAKDALE, LA
- Location: 30.8164° N, 92.6559° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oakdale, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.8164&lon=-92.6559&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report January 9, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159177
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70F0281
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70F0281

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2737  69/10/26   OAKDALE,LA          BEECH P35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 6000
        TIME - 1400                    N9640Y              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 2000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OAKDALE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAKE CHARLES,LA             MONROE,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER                       IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WINDSHIELD,DIRTY,FOGGY,ETC.-RESTRICTED VISION
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- BOTH PROP CTL BOLTS FAILED,YOKE ROTATED.PISTON SHAFT BENT PMTG LOSS OF ENG OIL.WINDSHIELD OIL CVD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9640Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9640Y), registered now, S/N D-7085, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH P35
- Registry model: [Beech P35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-p35) (registry code 1151530) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-470-series) (registry code 17044, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Oakdale

## Other investigations on N9640Y (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 OAK69D0062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK69D0062), Jul 24, 1968: Beech P35 (N9640Y), San Francisco, CA, no damage, 1 fatal

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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