# NTSB MKC66D0029: Beechcraft P-35, N1538S, Spencer, IA, May 28, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 28, 1965
- Place: Spencer, IA · SPENCER, IA
- Location: 43.1470° N, 95.1527° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spencer, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1470&lon=-95.1527&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 5, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177910
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC66D0029
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66D0029

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1334  65/5/28    SPENCER IOWA        BEECHCRAFT P-35     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 204
        TIME - 1705                    N1538S              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SPENCER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- PARKED AIRCRAFT BEECHCRAFT C-45G N204AA SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1538S](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1538S), registered now, S/N D-6985, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT P-35
- Registry model: [Beech P35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-p35) (registry code 1151530) (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
- Airport: Spencer

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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