# NTSB CHI66F0523: Beechcraft 35B33, N8948M, Elkhart, IN, January 15, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 15, 1966
- Place: Elkhart, IN · ELKHART, IN
- Location: 41.6952° N, 85.9554° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elkhart, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6952&lon=-85.9554&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 24, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173623
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI66F0523
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0523

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0059  66/1/15    ELKHART IND         BEECHCRAFT 35B33    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1650                    N8948M              PX-  0  0  1  CORP/EXEC                 40, 8111 TOTAL HOURS, 2
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ELKHART
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- PARKED AIRCRAFT BEECHCRAFT D-18 N380 SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.PILOT FAILED TO CLOSE THROTTLE PROPERLY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8948M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8948M-2015-05-05), registration cancelled 2015-05-05, S/N CD-723, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT 35B33
- Registry model: [Beech 35-B33](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35-b33) (registry code 1151406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Elkhart

## Other investigations on N8948M (2)

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 FTW86FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86FA028), Dec 30, 1985: Beech B33 (N8948M), Arlington, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal
- [NTSB CHI73FET12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FET12), Dec 4, 1972: Beech 35-B33 (N8948M), South Bend, IN, substantial 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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