# NTSB CHI76FEV17: Beech C35, N99QE, Pontiac, IL, October 16, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 16, 1975
- Place: Pontiac, IL · PONTIAC, IL
- Location: 40.8894° N, 88.6415° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pontiac, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8894&lon=-88.6415&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 3, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150999
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76FEV17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEV17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3305  75/10/16   PONTIAC,IL          BEECH C35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0200                    N99QE               PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  AGE 24, 993 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            10 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PONTIAC FLYING
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DETROIT,MI                  PONTIAC,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        REMARKS- PLT NOT SURE WHERE ACFT ACTUALLY T/D.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N99QE](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N99QE-1988-03-28), registration cancelled 1988-03-28, S/N D2985 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C35
- Registry model: [Beech C35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c35) (registry code 1151508) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Pontiac Flying

## 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 19751016035389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751016035389A), Oct 16, 1975: Beech C35BEECH, Pontiac, IL, Substantial damage. Plt not sure where acft actually t/d.

## Other investigations on N99QE (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 CHI87LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA088), Feb 26, 1987: Beech C-35 (N99QE), Lake Station, 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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