# NTSB CHI67F0226: Beech A35, N564B, Midlothian, IL, August 28, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 28, 1966
- Place: Midlothian, IL · MIDLOTHIAN, IL
- Location: 41.6254° N, 87.7242° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Midlothian, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6254&lon=-87.7242&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 28, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178722
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI67F0226
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0226

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2804  66/8/28    MIDLOTHIAN ILL      BEECH A35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 350
        TIME - 1700                    N564B               PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 43 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOWELL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N564B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N564B-2013-01-31), registration cancelled 2013-01-31, S/N D-1584, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A35
- Registry model: [Beech A35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a35) (registry code 1151504) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental E185 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (registry code 17014, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Howell

## Other investigations on N564B (1)

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 CHI03LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA186), Jun 30, 2003: Beech A35 (N564B), Douglass, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to attain adequate airspeed and his premature liftoff, which resulted in a stall. A factor to the accident was the tree.

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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