# NTSB MKC67F0269: Beech H35, N5429D, Waterloo, IA, September 23, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 23, 1966
- Place: Waterloo, IA · WATERLOO, IA
- Location: 42.4928° N, 92.3430° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waterloo, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4928&lon=-92.3430&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 20, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120939
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC67F0269
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67F0269

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3486  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5429D-2013-04-09), registration cancelled 2013-04-09, S/N D-4922, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH H35
- Registry model: [Beech H35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h35) (registry code 1151520) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Waterloo

## Other investigations on N5429D (2)

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 ANC01LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA080), Jul 1, 2001: Beech H35 (N5429D), Chitina, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions. Factors associated with the accident are variable winds, and a downdraft.
- [NTSB ANC87LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA111), Jul 27, 1987: Beech H35 (N5429D), Nikolai Creek, AK, 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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