# NTSB MIA66D0238: Beechcraft C-35, N707D, Mcminnville, TN, May 7, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 7, 1965
- Place: Mcminnville, TN · MCMINNVILLE, TN
- Location: 35.6863° N, 85.7812° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McMinnville, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6863&lon=-85.7812&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 28, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178112
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA66D0238
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66D0238

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2700   65/5/7    MCMINNVILLE TENN    BEECHCRAFT C-35     CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0830                    N707D               PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 26, 900 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            400 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WARREN COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N707D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N707D-2008-08-27), registration cancelled 2008-08-27, S/N D-2979, built 1951 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT C-35
- Registry model: [Beech C35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c35) (registry code 1151508) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental E185 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (registry code 17014, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Warren County

## Other investigations on N707D (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 IAD03LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD03LA013), Nov 10, 2002: Beech C35 (N707D), Reedville, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable takeoff area, and his failure to maintain directional control.

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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