CHI66F0471

NTSB accident investigation · Beechcraft H35 · Delavan, WI · June 24, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 24, 1965
Place
Delavan, WI · DELAVAN, WI
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5493DBeechcraft H35
Status
Completed · report February 4, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
177088

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3675  65/6/24    DELAVAN WIS         BEECHCRAFT H35      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 267
        TIME - 1410                    N5493D              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKELAWN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE

Aircraft

Registration
N5493D
Reported as
Beechcraft H35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Lakelawn

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.