- Date
- October 30, 1964
- Place
- Smith Center, KS · SMITH CENTER, KS
- Injuries
- 6 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4540VBeechcraft 35
- Status
- Completed · report November 30, 1964
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 180954
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3361 64/10/30 SMITH CENTER KANS BEECHCRAFT 35 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 38, 675 TIME - 1610 N4540V PX- 0 0 5 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 344 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SMITH CENTER TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CYLINDER ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- INTAKE VALVE SEAT ON NO.1 CYLINDER LOOSE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4540V
- Reported as
- Beechcraft 35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Smith Center
N4540VRegistration cancelled Dec 13, 2024 · Beech 35Airframe modelBeech 35Engine modelContinental E185 series
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Other investigations on N4540V · 2
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