# NTSB IAD70D0128: Beech B35, N5168C, Norfolk, VA, November 26, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 26, 1969
- Place: Norfolk, VA · NORFOLK, VA
- Location: 36.8468° N, 76.2852° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Norfolk, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8468&lon=-76.2852&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 27, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145108
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD70D0128
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD70D0128

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4515  69/11/26   NORFOLK,VA          BEECH B35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 11375
        TIME - 1023                    N5168C              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 75 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NORFOLK REGIONAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NORFOLK,VA                  VERO BEACH,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- POSSIBLE WAKE OR THRUST TURB. JET LND 9 MIN PRIOR. ANOTHER  JET ON RAMP IN RUNUP AT TIME OF ACCDT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5168C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5168C-2007-09-14), registration cancelled 2007-09-14, S/N D2453 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B35
- Registry model: [Beech B35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b35) (registry code 1151506) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Norfolk Regional

## Other investigations on N5168C (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 NYC67F0463](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67F0463), Jan 14, 1967: Beech B35 (N5168C), Lindenhurst, NY, 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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