# NTSB LAX66F0022: Beechcraft K-35, N3091C, Desert Center, CA, February 26, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 26, 1965
- Place: Desert Center, CA · DESERT CENTER, CA
- Location: 33.7378° N, 115.3666° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Desert Center, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7378&lon=-115.3666&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 7, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179248
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX66F0022
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66F0022

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1906  65/2/26    DESERT CENTER CAL   BEECHCRAFT K-35     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 57, 1650
        TIME - 1100                    N3091C              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 812 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- NO 2 LINK ROD FAILED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3091C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3091C-1989-03-03), registration cancelled 1989-03-03, S/N D5778 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT K-35
- Registry model: [Beech K35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-k35) (registry code 1151524) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N3091C (2)

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 FTW86FRG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86FRG02), Nov 1, 1985: Beech K35 (N3091C), Austin, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI73FEM51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEM51), Apr 29, 1973: Beech K35 (N3091C), Grand Ledge, MI, 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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