# NTSB CHI70DBM02: Beech 35-C33, N2032W, South Bend, IN, January 20, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 20, 1970
- Place: South Bend, IN · SOUTH BEND, IN
- Location: 41.6834° N, 86.2500° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of South Bend, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6834&lon=-86.2500&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 12, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141853
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI70DBM02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70DBM02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0162  70/1/20    SOUTH BEND,IND      BEECH 35-C33        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 960
        TIME - 1900                    N2032W              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 240 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ST.JOSEPH COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BIRMINGTON,MICH             SOUTH BEND,IND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-WINDSHIELD
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
           WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC.
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               100
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/2 MILE OR LESS                                         SNOW
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          FOG                                                      LEFT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 293-337 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           5                                                       220
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           12                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- WINDSHIELD HEAT INOP. DESCENDED BELOW PUBLISHED MINIMUMS. UNABLE TO SEE FORWARD. NOT G/S EQUIPPED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2032W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2032W), registered now, S/N CD-977, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35-C33
- Registry model: [Beech 35-C33](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35-c33) (registry code 1151408) (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: St.Joseph County

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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