UNK64X0194

NTSB accident investigation · Beechcraft J35 · Hill City Kans, KS · January 9, 1964

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
January 9, 1964
Place
Hill City Kans, KS · HILL CITY KANS, KS
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N634TBeechcraft J35
Status
Completed · report December 22, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
116040

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0008   64/1/9    HILL CITY KANS      BEECHCRAFT J35      CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 235
        TIME - 0800                    N634T               PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HILL CITY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- FROST ON WINGS

Aircraft

Registration
N634T
Reported as
Beechcraft J35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Hill City

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.