# NTSB MIA70D0158: Beech B35, N5257C, Hamilton, AL, July 23, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 23, 1969
- Place: Hamilton, AL · HAMILTON, AL
- Location: 34.1423° N, 87.9886° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hamilton, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1423&lon=-87.9886&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 11, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161012
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA70D0158
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70D0158

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3243  69/7/23    HAMILTON,ALA        BEECH B35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0905                    N5257C              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 33, 774 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            4 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MARION COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MEMPHIS,TENN                PANAMA CITY,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RUNWAY CLOSED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- RWY CLOSED CONSTR.TRUCKS PARKED ON PART OF 6000FT RWY,PLT ATMPTD LDG ON 2300FT PORTION.WIND 6K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5257C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5257C-1992-09-10), registration cancelled 1992-09-10, S/N D2649 (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: Marion County

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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