# NTSB MIA66F0003: Beechcraft 35, N4505V, Northport, AL, May 23, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: May 23, 1965
- Place: Northport, AL · NORTHPORT, AL
- Location: 33.2576° N, 87.5964° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Northport, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2576&lon=-87.5964&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious, 3 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 18, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178066
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA66F0003
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66F0003

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0319  65/5/23    NORTHPORT ALA       BEECHCRAFT 35       CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 32, 600
        TIME - 0235                    N4505V              PX-  0  1  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 55 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VAN DE GRAAFF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
        REMARKS- DESCENDED BELOW OBSTRUCTION WHILE ATTEMPTING LANDING ON UNLIGHTED AIRPORT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4505V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4505V-1965-07-26), registration cancelled 1965-07-26, S/N D-1326 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT 35
- Registry model: [Beech 35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35) (registry code 1151502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Van De Graaff

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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