# NTSB NYC66D0416: Beechcraft G35, N4409D, Mendon, MA, December 31, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 31, 1965
- Place: Mendon, MA · MENDON, MA
- Location: 42.1057° N, 71.5523° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mendon, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1057&lon=-71.5523&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 2, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174202
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66D0416
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66D0416

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3633  65/12/31   MENDON MASS         BEECHCRAFT G35      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 408
        TIME - 1635                    N4409D              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 131 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOPEDALE-DRAPER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4409D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4409D-1970-08-21), registration cancelled 1970-08-21, S/N D-4557 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT G35
- Registry model: [Beech G35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-g35) (registry code 1151516) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Hopedale-Draper

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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