# NTSB CHI67F0430: Beech C35, N5979C, Waukesha, WI, November 12, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: November 12, 1966
- Place: Waukesha, WI · WAUKESHA, WI
- Location: 43.0091° N, 88.2451° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waukesha, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0091&lon=-88.2451&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 26, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119380
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI67F0430
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0430

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4297  66/11/12   WAUKESHA WIS        BEECH C35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 596
        TIME - 0349                    N5979C              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 43 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WAUKESHA COUNTY
        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
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5979C (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C35
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Waukesha County

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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