# NTSB CHI67F0396: Beech 35-33, N109VW, Saginaw, MI, December 18, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 18, 1966
- Place: Saginaw, MI · SAGINAW, MI
- Location: 43.4177° N, 83.9547° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Saginaw, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4177&lon=-83.9547&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 30, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119889
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI67F0396
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0396

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4082  66/12/18   SAGINAW MICH        BEECH 35-33         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 1544
        TIME - 1720                    N109VW              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1016 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SAGINAW MUNI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
        REMARKS- UNLIGHTED AIRPORT. PLT HAS DEFICIENT VISION. ACCIDENT OCCURED DURING TWILIGHT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N109VW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35-33
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Saginaw Muni

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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