# NTSB CHI66F0556: Beechcraft P35, N1509S, Joliet, IL, January 21, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 21, 1966
- Place: Joliet, IL · JOLIET, IL
- Location: 41.5250° N, 88.0817° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Joliet, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5250&lon=-88.0817&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 20, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173081
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI66F0556
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0556

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0444  66/1/21    JOLIET ILL          BEECHCRAFT P35      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1700                    N1509S              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  44, 3900 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JOLIET
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE
        REMARKS- PILOT FAILED TO ADEQUATELY REMOVE ICE AND SNOW FROM AIRFRAME
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1509S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1509S-2019-03-09), registration cancelled 2019-03-09, S/N D-6911, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT P35
- Registry model: [Beech P35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-p35) (registry code 1151530) (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: Joliet

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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