# NTSB LAX66A0037: Beechcraft H35, N5485D, Wells, NV, October 15, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 15, 1965
- Place: Wells, NV · WELLS, NV
- Location: 41.1132° N, 114.9535° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wells, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1132&lon=-114.9535&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 22, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175873
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX66A0037
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66A0037

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0931  65/10/15 NR.WELLS NEV          BEECHCRAFT H35      CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 515
        TIME - 0853                    N5485D              PX-  1  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 65 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - SNOW
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                              UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     SNOW SHOWERS
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 10-18-65.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5485D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5485D-1965-12-01), registration cancelled 1965-12-01, S/N D-5004 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT H35
- Registry model: [Beech H35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h35) (registry code 1151520) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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