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NTSB accident investigation · Beechcraft 35 · Mayer, AZ · August 2, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 2, 1964
Place
Mayer, AZ · MAYER, AZ
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N3748NBeechcraft 35
Status
Completed · report October 20, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
182268

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2304   64/8/2    MAYER ARIZ          BEECHCRAFT 35       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 3300
        TIME - 1900                    N3748N              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ORME RANCH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S)                               TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT

Aircraft

Registration
N3748N
Reported as
Beechcraft 35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Orme Ranch

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.