# NTSB CHI70DGD01: Beech 33, N8953M, Cleveland, OH, June 10, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 10, 1970
- Place: Cleveland, OH · CLEVELAND, OH
- Location: 41.4995° N, 81.6954° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cleveland, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4995&lon=-81.6954&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 29, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124750
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI70DGD01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70DGD01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2507  70/6/10    CLEVELAND,OHIO      BEECH 33            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 152
        TIME - 0930                    N8953M              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CUYAHOGA COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CLEVELAND,OHIO              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED IN CONSTRUCTION AREA
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- HIT CONST BARRIER ON ROUNDOUT.TWR ADVISED FIRST 1000FT RWY CLOSED.ONE HR IN ACFT,ONE HR LAST 90DYS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8953M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8953M-2004-04-02), registration cancelled 2004-04-02, S/N CD-712, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 33
- Registry model: [Beech 35-B33](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35-b33) (registry code 1151406) (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: Cuyahoga County

## Other investigations on N8953M (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 NYC03FA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03FA136), Jun 27, 2003: Beech 35-B33 (N8953M), Harned, KY, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The airplane's in-flight collision with terrain for undetermined reasons.

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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