# NTSB CHI74FEE08: Beech 35-C33, N568UC, Harvard, IL, August 8, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 8, 1973
- Place: Harvard, IL · HARVARD, IL
- Location: 42.4296° N, 88.6211° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Harvard, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4296&lon=-88.6211&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 14, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188937
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74FEE08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEE08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2962   73/8/8  NR.HARVARD,ILL        BEECH 35-C33        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 2525
        TIME - 1300                    N568UC              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DACY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SPRINGFIELD,MO              MILWAUKEE,WIS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- NUMBER FIVE CONNECTING ROD BROKEN LODGED AGAINST R CRANKCASE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N568UC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35-C33
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Dacy

## 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 19730808032319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730808032319A), Aug 8, 1973: Beech 35C33, Harvard, IL, Substantial damage. Number five connecting rod broken lodged against r crankcase.

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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