# NTSB CHI70F0252: Beech B35, N5200C, Birchwood, WI, August 20, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 20, 1969
- Place: Birchwood, WI · BIRCHWOOD, WI
- Location: 45.6577° N, 91.5506° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Birchwood, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6577&lon=-91.5506&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 3, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164538
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI70F0252
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70F0252

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2523  69/8/20    BIRCHWOOD,WIS       BEECH B35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 500
        TIME - 1800                    N5200C              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TAGALONG
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BIRCHWOOD,WIS               RIVER FALLS,WIS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
        REMARKS- ACFT WAS AIRBORNE MOMENTARILY THEN SETTLED TO RWY AND VEERED L OFF ARPT. CAME TO REST IN DITCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5200C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5200C-1975-06-10), registration cancelled 1975-06-10, S/N D2482 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B35
- Registry model: [Beech 35-B33](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35-b33) (registry code 1151406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Tagalong

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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