# NTSB LAX66F0348: Beech K35, N6035E, Bermuda Dunes, CA, April 4, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: April 4, 1966
- Place: Bermuda Dunes, CA · BERMUDA DUNES, CA
- Location: 33.7435° N, 116.2873° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bermuda Dunes, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7435&lon=-116.2873&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 3 serious
- Status: Completed, report August 30, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172504
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX66F0348
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66F0348

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-1196   66/4/4    BERMUDA DUNES CAL   BEECH K35           CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 2000
        TIME - 1735                    N6035E              PX-  0  2  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 260 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BERMUDA DUNES
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LANDED AT ARPT DUE ENG MALFUNCTION.PLT MADE TAKE-OFF WITHOUT ANY CORRECTIVE ACTION TO ENGINE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6035E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6035E-2013-04-26), registration cancelled 2013-04-26, S/N D-5997, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH K35
- Registry model: [Beech K35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-k35) (registry code 1151524) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bermuda Dunes

## Other investigations on N6035E (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 ERA10LA376](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA376), Jul 26, 2010: Beech K35 (N6035E), Philadelphia, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: A throttle control malfunction during landing for undetermined reasons, resulting in a runway overrun.

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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