# NTSB CHI70F0256: Beech 35, N3048V, Mcleansboro, IL, September 1, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 1, 1969
- Place: Mcleansboro, IL · MCLEANSBORO, IL
- Location: 38.0904° N, 88.5390° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McLeansboro, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0904&lon=-88.5390&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 4, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155758
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI70F0256
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70F0256

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3863   69/9/1    MCLEANSBORO,ILL     BEECH 35            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 769
        TIME - 1000                    N3048V              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 233 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCLEANSBORO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MCLEANSBORO,ILL             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- AIRBORNE APRX MID-RNWY,SETTLED BACK TO RNWY,VEERED L BECAME AIRBORNE STRUCK TREES L OF RNWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3048V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3048V-1970-08-19), registration cancelled 1970-08-19, S/N D-461 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35
- Registry model: [Beech 35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35) (registry code 1151502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mcleansboro

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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