# NTSB CHI72FEE65: Beech 35, N5050E, Ringwood, IL, February 27, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: February 27, 1972
- Place: Ringwood, IL · RINGWOOD, IL
- Location: 42.3972° N, 88.3036° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ringwood, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3972&lon=-88.3036&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 31, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166433
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI72FEE65
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72FEE65

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1372  72/2/27    RINGWOOD,ILL        BEECH 35            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 1790
        TIME - 1600                    N5050E              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 800 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GALT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WEST CHICAGO,ILL            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5050E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5050E-2012-12-10), registration cancelled 2012-12-10, S/N D-621, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35
- Registry model: [Beech 35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35) (registry code 1151502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental E225 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (registry code 17015, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Galt

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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