# NTSB FTW72FPG60: Beech S35, N5601K, De Queen, AR, January 2, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: January 2, 1972
- Place: De Queen, AR · DE QUEEN, 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: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report October 3, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165201
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW72FPG60
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72FPG60

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0323   72/1/2    DE QUEEN,ARK        BEECH S35           CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 59, 800
        TIME - 1900                    N5601K              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SEVIER COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LUBBOCK,TEX                 DE QUEEN,ARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        REMARKS- PLT SAW TREES IN HIS PATH JUST AFT TURNING BASE. UNLTD ARPT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5601K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5601K-1973-06-25), registration cancelled 1973-06-25, S/N D-7370 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH S35
- Registry model: [Beech S35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-s35) (registry code 1151532) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sevier County

## Other investigations on N5601K (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 FTW69F0401](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69F0401), Mar 13, 1969: Beech S35 (N5601K), New Orleans, LA, 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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