# NTSB MIA66A0019: Beechcraft A-35, N8595A, Statesville, NC, August 13, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 13, 1965
- Place: Statesville, NC · STATESVILLE, NC
- Location: 35.7826° N, 80.8873° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Statesville, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7826&lon=-80.8873&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 13, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177293
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA66A0019
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66A0019

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0680  65/8/13    STATESVILLE,NC      BEECHCRAFT A-35     CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 44, 200
        TIME - 0655                    N8595A              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, UNK/NR INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STATESVILLE MUNI.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE
        REMARKS- PILOT ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF WITH FULL NOSE-UP ELEVATOR TRIM TAB SETTING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8595A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8595A), registered now, S/N D-2033, built 1949 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT A-35
- Registry model: [Beech A35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a35) (registry code 1151504) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental E185 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (registry code 17014, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Statesville Muni.

## Other investigations on N8595A (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 LAX68D0269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68D0269), Dec 23, 1967: Beech A35 (N8595A), Oxnard, CA, 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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