# NTSB FTW81FPJ22: Beech H35, N5560D, Oklahoma City, OK, April 23, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 23, 1981
- Place: Oklahoma City, OK · OKLAHOMA CITY, OK
- Location: 35.4676° N, 97.5164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oklahoma City, OK, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4676&lon=-97.5164&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 5, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126202
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81FPJ22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FPJ22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0686  81/4/23    OKLAHOMA CITY,OK    BEECH H35           CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 59, 1944
        TIME - 1715                    N5560D              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 1000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EXPRESSWAY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BETHANY,OK                  OKLAHOMA CITY,OK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
        REMARKS- COLLIDED W STREET CURB SHORT OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5560D (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH H35
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Expressway

## 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 19810423020079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810423020079A), Apr 23, 1981: Beech 35BEECH, Oklahoma City, OK, Substantial damage. Aircraft touched down short of runway hitting curb which collapsed nose gear.

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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