# NTSB FTW75FPG25: Beech H35, N5416D, Alexander, AR, October 20, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 20, 1974
- Place: Alexander, AR · ALEXANDER, AR
- Location: 34.6186° N, 92.4512° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alexander, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6186&lon=-92.4512&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 25, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141059
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW75FPG25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75FPG25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3300  74/10/20   ALEXANDER,ARK       BEECH H35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 303
        TIME - 1815                    N5416D              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 113 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PACKER STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOT SPRINGS,ARK             ALEXANDER,ARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- HIT DIRT MOUND AT END OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5416D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5416D), registered now, S/N D-4926, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH H35
- Registry model: [Beech H35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h35) (registry code 1151520) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Packer Strip

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19741020036029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741020036029A), Oct 20, 1974: Beech H35, Alexander, AR, Substantial damage. Hit dirt mound at end of rwy.

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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