# NTSB UNK64X3334: Beechcraft M35, N9769R, Tekoa, WA, August 11, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 11, 1964
- Place: Tekoa, WA · TEKOA, WA
- Location: 47.2247° N, 117.0731° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tekoa, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2247&lon=-117.0731&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 27, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 182407
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X3334
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3334

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2436  64/8/11    TEKOA WASH          BEECHCRAFT M35      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 47, 70 TOTAL
        TIME - 1430                    N9769R              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 11 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TEKOA WILLARD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N9769R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT M35
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Tekoa Willard

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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