# NTSB UNK65X0983: Beechcraft S35, N6864Q, Plainfield, KS, December 12, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 12, 1964
- Place: Plainfield, KS · PLAINFIELD, KS
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 14, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180233
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0983
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0983

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3635  64/12/12   PLAINFIELD KAN      BEECHCRAFT S35      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 393
        TIME - 1550                    N6864Q              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6864Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6864Q-2021-02-16), registration cancelled 2021-02-16, S/N D-7479, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT S35
- Registry model: [Beech S35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-s35) (registry code 1151532) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N6864Q (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 WPR19LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA128), May 1, 2019: Beech 35 (N6864Q), Sedona, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power due to deteriorated O-rings in the throttle metering assembly. Contributing to the accident was non-compliance with the manufacturer's recommended throttle metering…

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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