CHI69A0097

NTSB accident investigation · Beech 35 · Missing Aircraft · May 21, 1969

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
May 21, 1969
Place
Missing Aircraft · MISSING AIRCRAFT, UN
Injuries
4 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Unknown
Aircraft
N3358VBeech 35
Status
Completed · report July 28, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
179230

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1646  69/5/21    MISSING AIRCRAFT    BEECH 35            CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 200
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N3358V              PX-  2  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 35 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISSING AIRCRAFT,NOT RECOVERED                           UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- ACFT DEPARTED NEGAUNEE,MICH FOR LANSING,MICH,PRESUMED IN LAKE MICH.ACFT DAMAGE;INJURIES PRESUMED.

Aircraft

Registration
N3358V
Reported as
Beech 35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.