# NTSB CHI67F0424: Beech H35, N8210D, Reed City, MI, December 16, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 16, 1966
- Place: Reed City, MI · REED CITY, MI
- Location: 43.8728° N, 85.5070° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Reed City, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8728&lon=-85.5070&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 19, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119345
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI67F0424
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0424

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4245  66/12/16   REED CITY MICH      BEECH H35           CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 2165
        TIME - 1045                    N8210D              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1509 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MILLER FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: RUNWAY OR APPROACH LIGHTS                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      1000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3 MILES OR LESS                                          NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          HAZE                                                     LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          270                                                       20
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      IFR
        REMARKS- LEFT CROSSWIND 80 DEGREES,GUSTING 20 KNOTS. PLT SUBSQUENTLY LANDED INTO WIND ON RUNWAY 26.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8210D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8210D-1976-08-20), registration cancelled 1976-08-20, S/N D-5297 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH H35
- Registry model: [Beech H35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h35) (registry code 1151520) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Miller Field

## Other investigations on N8210D (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 NYC76FHM27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FHM27), May 10, 1976: Beech H35 (N8210D), La Grange, NY, 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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