# NTSB UNK65X0981: Beechcraft H-35, N5510D, Bladenboro, NC, December 11, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: December 11, 1964
- Place: Bladenboro, NC · BLADENBORO, NC
- Location: 34.5409° N, 78.7947° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bladenboro, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5409&lon=-78.7947&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report January 7, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180629
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0981
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0981

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0772  64/12/11   BLADENBORO NC       BEECHCRAFT H-35     CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 1403
        TIME - 0915                    N5510D              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 48 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BLADENBORO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S)                               TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        REMARKS- ELEVATOR TRIM FOUND 9 DEGREES NOSE UP
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5510D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5510D-1965-03-31), registration cancelled 1965-03-31, S/N D-5059 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT H-35
- Registry model: [Beech H35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h35) (registry code 1151520) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Bladenboro

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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