# NTSB MIA66F0161: Beechcraft E-35, N3356C, Pressman Home, TN, July 10, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 10, 1965
- Place: Pressman Home, TN · PRESSMAN HOME, TN
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 15, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176463
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA66F0161
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66F0161

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2131  65/7/10    PRESSMAN HOME TEN   BEECHCRAFT E-35     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 2161
        TIME - 1600                    N3356C              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1261 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  *ERROR-INVALID CODE*
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3356C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3356C-1971-01-14), registration cancelled 1971-01-14, S/N D-4022 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT E-35
- Registry model: [Beech F35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-f35) (registry code 1151514) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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