# NTSB NYC68A0013: Beech H-35, N5442D, Belleville, NJ, July 21, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 21, 1967
- Place: Belleville, NJ · BELLEVILLE, NJ
- Location: 40.7937° N, 74.1501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Belleville, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7937&lon=-74.1501&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 8, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 115984
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC68A0013
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68A0013

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-1182  67/7/21    BELLEVILLE,NJ       BEECH H-35          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 670
        TIME - 1125                    N5442D              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 532 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1 MILE OR LESS                                           RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          HAZE                                                      73
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- GENL INFLITE DISINTEGRATION.CRASHED IN CITY AREA.PLT FELL OR JUMPED FROM BURNING ACFT PRIOR IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5442D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5442D-1970-06-30), registration cancelled 1970-06-30, S/N D-4970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH H-35
- Registry model: [Beech H35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h35) (registry code 1151520) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N5442D (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 NYC65F0046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC65F0046), Feb 24, 1965: Beechraft 35 (N5442D), Rochester, NY, 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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