# NTSB DIA67A0018: Beech C35, N5853C, Keyser, WV, May 9, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 9, 1967
- Place: Keyser, WV · KEYSER, WV
- Location: 39.4394° N, 78.9821° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Keyser, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4394&lon=-78.9821&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 5, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 117812
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA67A0018
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA67A0018

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0329   67/5/9    KEYSER,W VA         BEECH C35           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 63, 2860
        TIME - 1618                    N5853C              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 1000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MILLER FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           STALL: SPIRAL                                            LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILED TO EXTEND THE LANDING FLAPS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ACCIDENT OCCURRED DURING PILOTS FOURTH ATTEMPT TO LAND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5853C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5853C-1971-10-27), registration cancelled 1971-10-27, S/N D-2805 (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Miller Field

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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