# NTSB UNK65X0483: Beechcraft 35, N4540V, Smith Center, KS, October 30, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 30, 1964
- Place: Smith Center, KS · SMITH CENTER, KS
- Location: 39.7739° N, 98.7835° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Smith Center, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7739&lon=-98.7835&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 30, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180954
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0483
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0483

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3361  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4540V-2024-12-13), registration cancelled 2024-12-13, S/N D-1367, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT 35
- Registry model: [Beech 35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35) (registry code 1151502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental E185 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (registry code 17014, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Smith Center

## Other investigations on N4540V (2)

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.

- [NTSB MKC75FCG37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75FCG37), Mar 16, 1975: Beech 35 (N4540V), Bolivar, MO, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC68D0341](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68D0341), Nov 12, 1967: Beech 35 (N4540V), Smith Center, KS, substantial damage

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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