# NTSB FTW72AF059: Beech B35, N5026C, Hot Springs, AR, March 8, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 8, 1972
- Place: Hot Springs, AR · HOT SPRINGS, AR
- Location: 34.5037° N, 93.0552° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hot Springs, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5037&lon=-93.0552&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 14, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165362
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW72AF059
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72AF059

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0104   72/3/8    HOT SPRINGS,ARK     BEECH B35           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 650
        TIME - 1742                    N5026C              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOT SPRINGS MEM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOT SPRINGS,ARK             TULSA,OKLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G.
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ATMTD CLIMB OVR MTN RIDGE NORTH OF ARPT.APRX 50LBS OGW AT TKOF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5026C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5026C-1972-08-14), registration cancelled 1972-08-14, S/N D2288, built 1950 (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Hot Springs Mem

## Other investigations on N5026C (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 MKC68F0321](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68F0321), Sep 3, 1967: Beech B35 (N5026C), Coldwater, KS, 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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