CHI70DDW16

NTSB accident investigation · Beech H35 · Marine City, MI · May 20, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 20, 1970
Place
Marine City, MI · MARINE CITY, MI
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5575DBeech H35
Status
Completed · report March 3, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
122967

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2179  70/5/20    MARINE CITY,MICH    BEECH H35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 402
        TIME - 0100                    N5575D              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 312 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MARINE CITY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DETROIT,MICH                MARINE CITY,MICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE
        REMARKS- PLTS ATTENTION DIRECTED TO LOCATING UNLIGHTED ARPT.

Aircraft

Registration
N5575D
Reported as
Beech H35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Marine City

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.