# NTSB UNK64X4028: Beechcraft K35, N348B, Cibola, AZ, September 17, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 17, 1964
- Place: Cibola, AZ · CIBOLA, AZ
- Location: 33.3741° N, 114.6763° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cibola, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3741&lon=-114.6763&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal, 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report January 22, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181772
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X4028
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X4028

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0750  64/9/17    CIBOLA ARIZ         BEECHCRAFT K35      CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 355
        TIME - 1245                    N348B               PX-  2  1  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 96 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ARNETT STRIP
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N348B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N348B-1964-11-23), registration cancelled 1964-11-23, S/N D-6120 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Arnett Strip

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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