# NTSB CHI66A0067: Beech D35, N112U, Mattoon, IL, February 8, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 8, 1966
- Place: Mattoon, IL · MATTOON, IL
- Location: 39.4778° N, 88.3622° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mattoon, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4778&lon=-88.3622&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal, 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report July 7, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174109
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI66A0067
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66A0067

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0108   66/2/8    MATTOON ILL         BEECH D35           CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1840                    N112U               PX-  1  2  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 51, 11715 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 3500 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COLES COUNTY MEM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G.
        REMARKS- CENTER OF GRAVITY 2.1 INCHES BEHIND REAR LIMIT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N112U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N112U-1966-05-16), registration cancelled 1966-05-16, S/N D-3582 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D35
- Registry model: [Beech D35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d35) (registry code 1151510) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Coles County Mem

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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