# NTSB UNK64X0654: Beechcraft 35, N5846C, Keyes, OK, February 22, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 22, 1964
- Place: Keyes, OK · KEYES, OK
- Location: 36.8076° N, 102.2517° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Keyes, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8076&lon=-102.2517&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 185232
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X0654
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0654

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0437  64/2/22    KEYES OKLA          BEECHCRAFT 35       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 540
        TIME - 1200                    N5846C              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 160 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE                                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: ELECTRIC PITCH CONTROL MECHANISM
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT STRUCK ROAD SIGN. PROPELLER PITCH BEARING FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5846C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5846C), registered now, S/N D-2798, built 1951 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT 35
- Registry model: [Beech C35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c35) (registry code 1151508) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental E185 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (registry code 17014, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N5846C (1)

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.

- [NTSB UNK65X1112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1112), Dec 24, 1964: Beech C35 (N5846C), Paris, TX, 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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