# NTSB UNK64X0209: Beechcraft K35, N9557R, Mohave, AZ, January 10, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 10, 1964
- Place: Mohave, AZ · MOHAVE, AZ
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 185482
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X0209
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0209

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0093  64/1/10    MOHAVE ARIZ         BEECHCRAFT K35      CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 700
        TIME - 1300                    N9557R              PX-  0  0  3  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 175 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9557R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9557R-2014-11-24), registration cancelled 2014-11-24, S/N D-6105, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT K35
- Registry model: [Beech K35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-k35) (registry code 1151524) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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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