# NTSB CHI74FEE20: Beech 35, N3325V, Streator, IL, September 18, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: September 18, 1973
- Place: Streator, IL · STREATOR, IL
- Location: 41.1250° N, 88.8296° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Streator, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1250&lon=-88.8296&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 8, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188540
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74FEE20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEE20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2896  73/9/18    STREATOR,ILL        BEECH 35            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0510                    N3325V              PX-  0  1  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 26, 1712 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            139 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STREATOR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          STREATOR,ILL                LEXINGTON,KY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- AFTR TKOF LOST SIGHT OF HORIZON LOOKED INSIDE ACFT TO CHECK INST LOOKED BACK OUT HEADED FOR TREE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3325V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3325V-1973-11-15), registration cancelled 1973-11-15, S/N D-786 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35
- Registry model: [Beech B35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b35) (registry code 1151506) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Streator

## 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 19730918030709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730918030709A), Sep 18, 1973: Beech F35, Streator, IL, Destroyed. Aftr tkof lost sight of horizon looked inside acft to check inst looked back out headed for tree.

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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