# NTSB UNK64X0648: Beechcraft 35, N5579D, Idaho Falls, ID, February 22, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 22, 1964
- Place: Idaho Falls, ID · IDAHO FALLS, ID
- Location: 43.4896° N, 112.0353° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Idaho Falls, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4896&lon=-112.0353&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 185225
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X0648
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0648

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0431  64/2/22    IDAHO FALLS ID      BEECHCRAFT 35       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1400                    N5579D              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 24, 749 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            155 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5579D (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT 35
- 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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