# NTSB MKC66F0368: Beech A35, N8436A, New Ulm, MN, January 9, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 9, 1966
- Place: New Ulm, MN · NEW ULM, MN
- Location: 44.3121° N, 94.4689° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Ulm, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3121&lon=-94.4689&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 May 9, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173996
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC66F0368
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66F0368

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0626   66/1/9    NEW ULM MINN        BEECH A35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1430                    N8436A              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 26, 3485 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NEW ULM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: RAM AIR ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- CARBURETOR ALTERNATE AIR CONTROL BUTTERFLY CAME LOOSE BLOCKING AIR FLOW TO CARBURETOR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8436A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A35
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: New Ulm

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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