# NTSB MKC65A0066: Beechcraft 35, N8836A, Intnl Falls, MN, May 14, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 14, 1965
- Place: Intnl Falls, MN · INTNL FALLS, MN
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 15, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178223
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC65A0066
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC65A0066

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0578  65/5/14  NR.INTNL FALLS MINN   BEECHCRAFT 35       CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 133
        TIME - 1745                    N8836A              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 31 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  10000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     RAIN
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           60                                                      190
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           13                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE-5/15/65.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8836A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8836A-1965-06-24), registration cancelled 1965-06-24, S/N D-2491 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT 35
- Registry model: [Beech B35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b35) (registry code 1151506) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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