# NTSB MIA70F0126: Beech C35, N5847C, Cecil, GA, May 9, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 9, 1969
- Place: Cecil, GA · CECIL, GA
- Location: 31.0466° N, 83.3909° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cecil, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.0466&lon=-83.3909&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 10, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172298
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA70F0126
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70F0126

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2946   69/5/9    CECIL,GA            BEECH C35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 1000
        TIME - 0410                    N5847C              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 820 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          NASHVILLE,GA                FT LAUDERDALE,FLA            CECIL,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INSTRUMENTS-MISREAD OR FAILED TO READ
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- DRG MAN RETRACT OF LDG GR,ACFT DSCNDD,UN CLR TREES ON PULL UP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5847C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5847C-1972-04-21), registration cancelled 1972-04-21, S/N D2799, built 1951 (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

## Other investigations on N5847C (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 MIA67F0538](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67F0538), Apr 19, 1967: Beech C35 (N5847C), Albany, GA, 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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