- Date
- September 23, 1966
- Place
- Waterloo, IA · WATERLOO, IA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5429DBeech H35
- Status
- Completed · report January 20, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 120939
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3486 66/9/23 WATERLOO IOWA BEECH H35 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 1162 TIME - 1600 N5429D PX- 0 0 2 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 303 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WATERLOO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: OTHER EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM REMARKS- UNCONTROLLABLE LEFT YAW-CAUSE NOT DETERMINED.INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP LANDING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5429D
- Reported as
- Beech H35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Waterloo
N5429DRegistration cancelled Apr 9, 2013 · Beech H35Airframe modelBeech H35Engine modelContinental O-470 series
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Other investigations on N5429D · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC01LA080Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportChitina, AKThe pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions. Factors associated with the accident are variable winds, and a downdraft.NTSB ANC87LA111Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportNikolai Creek, AKThis pilot stated he did not fully understand crosswind operating procedures. When he encountered a crosswind during takeoff he allowed the aircraft to drift to the left off the runway and groundlooped.