# NTSB UNK64X2688: Beechcraft K35, N5895, Creede, CO, July 6, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 6, 1964
- Place: Creede, CO · CREEDE, CO
- Location: 37.8492° N, 106.9264° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Creede, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8492&lon=-106.9264&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 9, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 182966
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X2688
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2688

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1970   64/7/6    CREEDE COLO         BEECHCRAFT K35      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 8000
        TIME - 1954                    N5895               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 2600 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CREEDE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  14000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     THUNDERSTORM
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- THUNDERSTORM OVER AIRPORT DURING APPROACH
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5895](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5895-1970-08-19), registration cancelled 1970-08-19, S/N 635Q (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT K35
- Registry model: [Beech K35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-k35) (registry code 1151524) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Creede

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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