# NTSB UNK65X0873: Beechcraft 35-B33, N7960K, Pontiac, MI, November 28, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 28, 1964
- Place: Pontiac, MI · PONTIAC, MI
- Location: 42.6492° N, 83.2874° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pontiac, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6492&lon=-83.2874&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 28, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180817
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0873
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0873

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3571  64/11/28   PONTIAC MICH        BEECHCRAFT 35-B33   CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 142
        TIME - 1558                    N7960K              PX-  0  0  3  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PONTIAC MUN.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- PARKED AIRCRAFT CESSNA 190 N9363A SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7960K](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7960K), registered now, S/N CD-774, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT 35-B33
- Registry model: [Beech 35-B33](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35-b33) (registry code 1151406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Pontiac Mun.

## Other investigations on N7960K (1)

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 CHI66D0762](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66D0762), May 6, 1966: Beech 35-B33 (N7960K), Warren, OH, 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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