UNK65X0115

NTSB accident investigation · Beechcraft 35 · Spencer, IA · October 2, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 2, 1964
Place
Spencer, IA · SPENCER, IA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N270HBeechcraft 35
Status
Completed · report December 1, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
181364

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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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3-3092   64/10/2   SPENCER IOWA        BEECHCRAFT 35       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 39, 141
        TIME - 1900                    N270H               PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SPENCER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS

Aircraft

Registration
N270H
Reported as
Beechcraft 35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Spencer

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.