# NTSB CHI73FET12: Beech 35-B33, N8948M, South Bend, IN, December 4, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 4, 1972
- Place: South Bend, IN · SOUTH BEND, IN
- Location: 41.6834° N, 86.2500° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of South Bend, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6834&lon=-86.2500&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 2, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163245
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI73FET12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FET12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3853   72/12/4   SOUTH BEND,IND      BEECH 35-B33        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 699
        TIME - 1810                    N8948M              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 407 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ST JOSEPH COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MT VERNON,ILL               SOUTH BEND,IND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
           WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    1000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3 MILES OR LESS                                           FREEZING DRIZZLE, SNOW
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       27
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           70                                                       10
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      IFR
        REMARKS- LNDD SHORT OF RWY,HIT FROZEN RUTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8948M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8948M-2015-05-05), registration cancelled 2015-05-05, S/N CD-723, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35-B33
- Registry model: [Beech 35-B33](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35-b33) (registry code 1151406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: St Joseph County

## Other investigations on N8948M (2)

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.

- [NTSB FTW86FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86FA028), Dec 30, 1985: Beech B33 (N8948M), Arlington, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal
- [NTSB CHI66F0523](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0523), Jan 15, 1966: Beechcraft 35B33 (N8948M), Elkhart, IN, substantial damage

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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