# NTSB MIA65F0054: Beechcraft K-35, N646Q, Ashville, NC, May 1, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 1, 1965
- Place: Ashville, NC · ASHVILLE, NC
- Location: 35.6009° N, 82.5540° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Asheville, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6009&lon=-82.5540&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 1, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178273
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA65F0054
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA65F0054

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0746   65/5/1    ASHVILLE NC         BEECHCRAFT K-35     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 1500
        TIME - 1115                    N646Q               PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 325 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ASHVILLE AIRPARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N646Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N646Q), registered now, S/N D-5841, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT K-35
- 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: Ashville Airpark

## Other investigations on N646Q (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 MKC70DCD10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70DCD10), Feb 4, 1970: Beech K35 (N646Q), Spirit Lake, IA, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC38D0375](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC38D0375), Dec 7, 1967: Beech K35 (N646Q), Huron, SD, 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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