# NTSB NYC66D0051: Beechcraft S-35, N5775K, Aliquippa, PA, May 2, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 2, 1965
- Place: Aliquippa, PA · ALIQUIPPA, PA
- Location: 40.6158° N, 80.2552° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aliquippa, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6158&lon=-80.2552&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 16, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178882
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66D0051
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66D0051

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2148   65/5/2    ALIQUIPPA PA        BEECHCRAFT S-35     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 500
        TIME - 1400                    N5775K              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 130 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5775K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5775K-1977-07-29), registration cancelled 1977-07-29, S/N D-7559 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT S-35
- Registry model: [Beech S35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-s35) (registry code 1151532) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Al

## Other investigations on N5775K (1)

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.

- [NTSB FTW77FA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FA057), May 28, 1977: Beech S35 (N5775K), Lamar, AR, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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