# NTSB CHI70DBD19: Beech 35-B33, N8962M, Grayslake, IL, February 21, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 21, 1970
- Place: Grayslake, IL · GRAYSLAKE, IL
- Location: 42.3408° N, 88.0336° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grayslake, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3408&lon=-88.0336&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 20, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140596
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI70DBD19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70DBD19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0495  70/2/21    GRAYSLAKE,ILL       BEECH 35-B33        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 300
        TIME - 1700                    N8962M              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 16 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CAMPBELL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GRAYSLAKE,ILL               GRAYSLAKE,ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
        REMARKS- LANDED IN APRX 18 IN DEEP SNOW PARALLEL TO RNWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8962M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8962M-1982-01-05), registration cancelled 1982-01-05, S/N CD-722 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35-B33
- Registry model: [Beech 35-B33](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35-b33) (registry code 1151406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Campbell

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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