# NTSB UNK65X1041: Beechraft S35, N8888G, Chama, NM, December 18, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 18, 1964
- Place: Chama, NM · CHAMA, NM
- Location: 36.8901° N, 106.5842° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chama, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8901&lon=-106.5842&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 27, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180366
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X1041
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1041

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3790  64/12/18   CHAMA N MEX         BEECHRAFT S35       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 4000
        TIME - 1500                    N8888G              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 700 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHAMA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8888G (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECHRAFT S35
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Chama

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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