# NTSB MIA71AM044: Beech H35, Charleston, SC, November 28, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Date: November 28, 1970
- Place: Charleston, SC · CHARLESTON, SC
- Location: 32.7766° N, 79.9309° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Charleston, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed
- Report: DirectorBrief, February 24, 1971
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159399
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA71AM044
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71AM044

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2028  70/11/28   CHARLESTON,SC       BEECH H35           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 1550
        TIME - 1318                    N5464D              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHARLESTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHARLESTON,SC               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ENG CHECKED OK.
```

## Sequence of events

- Enroute-climb to cruise

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5464D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5464D-1971-02-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH H35
- Registry model: Beech H35 (registry code 1151520, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: CHARLESTON

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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