# NTSB ANC72IA039: Beech 35C33A, N567Z, Galena, AK, March 14, 1972

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 14, 1972
- Place: Galena, AK · GALENA, AK
- Location: 64.7409° N, 156.8769° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Galena, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.7409&lon=-156.8769&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 1, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166789
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC72IA039
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC72IA039

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5-0018  72/3/14    GALENA,ALAS         BEECH 35C33A        CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1018                    N567Z               PX-  0  0  1  OTHER PUBLIC              AGE 42, 5869 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            17 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FAIRBANKS,ALAS              GALENA,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (OWNER PERSONNEL)
           POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: OTHER
           POWERPLANT - POWERPLANT-INSTRUMENTS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNAPPROVED MODIFICATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL EXHAUSTION-ENGINE LUBRICATION SYSTEM
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- HOBBS HR METER PRESS XMTR INSTALLED NR BOTTOM OF OIL COOLER SEPD.LNDD ON FROZEN,SNOW CVRD RIVER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N567Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N567Z), registered now, S/N CE-158 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35C33A
- Registry model: [Beech 35-C33A](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35-c33a) (registry code 1151410) (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: Minor 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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