# NTSB CHI71FGD17: Beech E35, N5559D, Cleveland, OH, July 4, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 4, 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: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 29, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121197
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI71FGD17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71FGD17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2906   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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5559D-2014-10-27), registration cancelled 2014-10-27, S/N D-5103, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E35
- Registry model: [Beech H35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h35) (registry code 1151520) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Burke Lakefront

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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