- Date
- November 28, 1967
- Place
- Lombard, IL · LOMBARD, IL
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5557DBeech H35
- Status
- Completed · report January 23, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 112888
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4145 67/11/28 LOMBARD,ILL BEECH H35 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 26, 332 TIME - 2045 N5557D PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 33 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MITCHELL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- T/O WITH FUEL SELECTOR ON EMPTY TAMK. OTHER TANKS FULL. LANDED IN CORNFIELD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5557D
- Reported as
- Beech H35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Mitchell
N5557DRegistration cancelled Jun 22, 1976 · Beech H35Airframe modelBeech H35Engine modelContinental O-470 series
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