# NTSB CHI72AC004: Beech C35, N5983C, Crown Point, IN, July 6, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 6, 1971
- Place: Crown Point, IN · CROWN POINT, IN
- Location: 41.4091° N, 87.3470° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crown Point, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4091&lon=-87.3470&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 31, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163632
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI72AC004
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72AC004

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4300   71/7/6    CROWN POINT,IND     BEECH C35           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 234
        TIME - 0240                    N5983C              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 97 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RLA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CROWN POINT,IND             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- HIT GRND WIRE OF PWR LINES ABOUT 100 FT AGL AT NITE.PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 73 MG PCT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5983C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5983C-1971-09-27), registration cancelled 1971-09-27, S/N D-3335 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C35
- Registry model: [Beech C35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c35) (registry code 1151508) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Rla

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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