# NTSB CHI73FEI40: Beech 35, N3767N, Ratlesnake I, OH, May 6, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 6, 1973
- Place: Ratlesnake I, OH · RATLESNAKE I, OH
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 4 minor
- Status: Completed, report May 1, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189829
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI73FEI40
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEI40

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4110   73/5/6    RATLESNAKE I,OHIO   BEECH 35            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 964
        TIME - 1710                    N3767N              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RATTLESNAKE ISLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RATLESNAKE I,OHIO           TROY,OHIO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- ACFT SPECS,1760FT RQRD NO WIND LVL PAVED RWYS.RWY SURFACE RUF,UNEVEN.STRUCK SEAWALL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3767N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3767N-1973-12-11), registration cancelled 1973-12-11, S/N D-988 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35
- Registry model: [Beech 35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35) (registry code 1151502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Rattlesnake Isle

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730506037379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730506037379A), May 6, 1973: Beech F35, Ratlesnake I, OH, Substantial damage. Acft specs,1760FT rqrd no wind lvl paved rwys. Rwy surface ruf,uneven. Struck seawall.

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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