# NTSB CHI71FGD11: Beech 35, N490CS, Uniontown, OH, July 19, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 19, 1970
- Place: Uniontown, OH · UNIONTOWN, OH
- Location: 40.9594° N, 81.4037° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Uniontown, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9594&lon=-81.4037&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 8, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113469
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI71FGD11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71FGD11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1910  70/7/19    UNIONTOWN,OHIO      BEECH 35            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 562
        TIME - 1711                    N490CS              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 262 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MAYFIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          UNIONTOWN,OHIO              LYNCHBURG,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- LDG GR LWR LEG ASSY DISCOLORD IN BREAK AREA.TREES,BLDGS S OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N490CS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Mayfield

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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