# NTSB CHI78DEP54: Beech F35, N888SM, Wautoma, WI, August 19, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 19, 1978
- Place: Wautoma, WI · WAUTOMA, WI
- Location: 44.0667° N, 89.2919° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wautoma, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0667&lon=-89.2919&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report February 12, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139940
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78DEP54
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78DEP54

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3796  78/8/19    WAUTOMA,WI          BEECH F35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 1069
        TIME - 1748                    N888SM              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 69 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WAUTOMA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WAUTOMA,WI                  WAUPACA,WI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISCALCULATED FUEL CONSUMPTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N888SM](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N888SM-2001-08-31), registration cancelled 2001-08-31, S/N D-4051 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH F35
- Registry model: [Beech F35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-f35) (registry code 1151514) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Wautoma

## 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 19780819033769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780819033769A), Aug 19, 1978: Beech F35, Wautoma, WI, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N888SM (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 CHI01FA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01FA117), Apr 17, 2001: Beech F35 (N888SM), Oshkosh, WI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in a stall. The low altitude was a contributing factor.
- [NTSB CHI69F0443](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69F0443), Jan 5, 1969: Beech F35 (N888SM), Lansing, 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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.