# NTSB UNK64X2888: Beechcraft 35A33, N494T, Int L Falls, MN, July 17, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: July 17, 1964
- Place: Int L Falls, MN · INT L FALLS, MN
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report November 2, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 183679
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X2888
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2888

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0520  64/7/17    INT L FALLS MINN    BEECHCRAFT 35A33    CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2000                    N494T               PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 32, 1150 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            100 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - INT L FALLS MUNC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD                            LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED IN CONSTRUCTION AREA
        REMARKS- FOUR FOOT HIGH GRAVEL PILE ON CONSTRUCTION AREA 200 FEET SHORT OF APPROACH THRESHOLD RUNWAY 31
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N494T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N494T-2024-08-17), registration cancelled 2024-08-17, S/N CD-307, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT 35A33
- Registry model: [Beech 35-A33](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35-a33) (registry code 1151404) (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
- Airport: Int L Falls Munc

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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