# NTSB SEA67A0034: Beech 35, N3234V, Stanley, ID, October 15, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 15, 1966
- Place: Stanley, ID · STANLEY, ID
- Location: 44.2185° N, 114.9324° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stanley, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2185&lon=-114.9324&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 12, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121564
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA67A0034
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA67A0034

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0928  66/10/15 NR.STANLEY ID         BEECH 35            CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 250
        TIME - 1700                    N3234V              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 135 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      50
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          225                                                       15
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 101666.ACFT ENTERED SPIN AT TOO LOW ALTITUDE FOR RECOVERY.PLT WAS LOOKING FOR ELK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3234V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3234V-1969-12-02), registration cancelled 1969-12-02, S/N D678, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35
- Registry model: [Beech 35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35) (registry code 1151502) (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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