- Date
- July 4, 1970
- Place
- Cleveland, OH · CLEVELAND, OH
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5559DBeech E35
- Status
- Completed · report April 29, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 121197
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2906 70/7/4 CLEVELAND,OHIO BEECH E35 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 46, 200 TIME - 0942 N5559D PX- 0 0 4 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 7 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BURKE LAKEFRONT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LANSING,MICH ERIE,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- FAILED TO SWITCH TANKS.L MAIN AND AUX TANKS FULL,R AUX FULL,R MAIN EMPTY.LDG CHECK LIST COVERS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5559D
- Reported as
- Beech E35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Burke Lakefront
N5559DRegistration cancelled Oct 27, 2014 · Beech H35Airframe modelBeech H35Engine modelContinental O-470 series
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