# NTSB CHI76DEM09: Beech C35, N1863D, Rockford, MI, August 29, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 29, 1975
- Place: Rockford, MI · ROCKFORD, MI
- Location: 43.1368° N, 85.5546° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rockford, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1368&lon=-85.5546&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 5, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150848
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76DEM09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76DEM09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2685  75/8/29    ROCKFORD,MI         BEECH C35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0910                    N1863D              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 54, 3831 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            198 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WELLS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROCKFORD,MI                 OTTUMWA,IA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1863D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1863D-2014-12-02), registration cancelled 2014-12-02, S/N D-3132, built 1952 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C35
- Registry model: [Beech C35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c35) (registry code 1151508) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental E185 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (registry code 17014, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Wells

## 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 19750829029079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750829029079A), Aug 29, 1975: Beech C35BEECH, Rockford, MI, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N1863D (1)

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 CHI67F0094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0094), Jul 23, 1966: Beech C35 (N1863D), Detroit, MI, 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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