# NTSB MIA66F0442: Beech M35, N9596R, Ludlow, MS, March 1, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 1, 1966
- Place: Ludlow, MS · LUDLOW, MS
- Location: 32.5718° N, 89.7129° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ludlow, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5718&lon=-89.7129&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 15, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172877
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA66F0442
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66F0442

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4447   66/3/1    LUDLOW,MISS         BEECH M35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 1327
        TIME - 1315                    N9596R              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 235 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  SMOKE IN COCKPIT
                                  PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION
        REMARKS- NUMBER 2 CONNECTING ROD LOOSE.DAMAGING CRANKCASE,KNOCKED MAGNETOS OFF,BROKE FUEL INJECTOR LINE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9596R](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9596R), registered now, S/N D-6190, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH M35
- Registry model: [Beech M35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-m35) (registry code 1151526) (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

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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