# NTSB MKC66D0406: Beech P35, N6000E, Bentley, KS, February 2, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 2, 1966
- Place: Bentley, KS · BENTLEY, KS
- Location: 37.8868° N, 97.5147° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bentley, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8868&lon=-97.5147&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 24, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172712
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC66D0406
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66D0406

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1074   66/2/2    BENTLEY KANS        BEECH P35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 1454
        TIME - 0900                    N6000E              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 416 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BASORE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
        REMARKS- ICE ON LEFT WING NOT REMOVED.SNOW 2-3 INCHES DEEP ON RUNWAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6000E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6000E), registered now, S/N D-6996, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH P35
- Registry model: [Beech P35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-p35) (registry code 1151530) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Basore

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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