# NTSB CHI69D0634: Beech V35A, N8360N, Muncie, IN, May 3, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 3, 1969
- Place: Muncie, IN · MUNCIE, IN
- Location: 40.1988° N, 85.3951° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Muncie, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1988&lon=-85.3951&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 3 minor
- Status: Completed, report July 2, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176196
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI69D0634
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69D0634

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1951   69/5/3    MUNCIE,IND          BEECH V35A          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 471
        TIME - 1130                    N8360N              PX-  0  0  2  DEMONSTRATION             TOTAL HOURS, 125 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DELAWARE COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO PROVIDE ADEQ.DIRECTIVES,MANUAL,EQUIPMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- APPCH TOO HIGH,SLIPPED TOWARD LOW TANK.ENG QUIT.SERVICE BULLETIN RECD,BUT ACFT NOT PLACARDED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8360N](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8360N), registered now, S/N D-8755, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35A
- Registry model: [Beech V35A](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35a) (registry code 1151544) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Delaware County

## Other investigations on N8360N (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 CHI87LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA014), Oct 24, 1986: Beech V35A (N8360N), La Pointe, WI, 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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