# NTSB OAK68A0033: Beech S35, N5665K, Callahan, CA, October 2, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 2, 1967
- Place: Callahan, CA · CALLAHAN, CA
- Location: 41.3096° N, 122.8014° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Callahan, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3096&lon=-122.8014&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 23, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114586
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK68A0033
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK68A0033

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-1103   67/10/2   CALLAHAN,CALIF      BEECH S35           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 1460
        TIME - 0925                    N5665K              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 286 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED FLIGHT INTO KNOWN AREAS OF SEVERE TURBULENCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC.
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               0
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                     SNOW
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          BLOWING SNOW                                             180
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           55                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- PLT CONT FLT INTO KNOWN SEVERE ICING AND TURB AREA.ACFT NOT ANTI/DE-ICING EQUIPPED.RECOVRD 100367.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5665K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5665K-1970-12-30), registration cancelled 1970-12-30, S/N D-7597 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH S35
- Registry model: [Beech S35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-s35) (registry code 1151532) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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