# NTSB CHI69F0118: Beech 35, N3054C, Kalamazoo, MI, June 29, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 29, 1968
- Place: Kalamazoo, MI · KALAMAZOO, MI
- Location: 42.2752° N, 85.5885° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kalamazoo, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2752&lon=-85.5885&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 10, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109934
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI69F0118
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69F0118

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2103  68/6/29    KALAMAZOO,MICH      BEECH T-34B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 2256                    USN14410            PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  38, UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  1                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, UNK/NR
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AUSTIN LAKE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- UNCONTROLLED-UNLIGHTED ARPT.
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2103  68/6/29    KALAMAZOO,MICH      BEECH 35            CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 3235
        TIME - 2256                    N3054C              PX-  0  0  0  SEARCH AND RESCUE         TOTAL HOURS, 205 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  1                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AUSTIN LAKE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- ACFT PARKED ON EDGE OF RWNY WITH LFT WING EXTENDING OVER RNWY.
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N3054C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3054C-2013-10-23), registration cancelled 2013-10-23, S/N D-5712, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35
- Registry model: [Beech J35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-j35) (registry code 1151522) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Austin Lake

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: USN14410 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH T-34B
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Austin Lake

## Other investigations on N3054C (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 MKC83FA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83FA128), Jun 12, 1983: Beech J35 (N3054C), Knoxville, IA, destroyed, 4 fatal

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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