# NTSB CHI69F0080: Beech A35, N8568A, Hartford, MI, July 6, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 6, 1968
- Place: Hartford, MI · HARTFORD, MI
- Location: 42.2050° N, 86.1661° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hartford, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2050&lon=-86.1661&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 22, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109853
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI69F0080
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69F0080

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1973   68/7/6    HARTFORD,MICH       BEECH A35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 439
        TIME - 1635                    N8568A              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 114 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LFT AND AUX FUEL TANKS FULL,RT TANK EMPTY. FUEL SELECTOR VALVE ON RT TANK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8568A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8568A-1991-12-23), registration cancelled 1991-12-23, S/N D2030 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A35
- Registry model: [Beech A35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a35) (registry code 1151504) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N8568A (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 CHI88DET02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88DET02), Feb 7, 1988: Beech A35 (N8568A), Wheeler, IN, 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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