# NTSB OAK75AP050: Beech P35, N53KW, Chester, CA, May 4, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 4, 1975
- Place: Chester, CA · CHESTER, CA
- Location: 40.3017° N, 121.2325° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chester, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3017&lon=-121.2325&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 4, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148384
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK75AP050
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75AP050

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1116   75/5/4  NR.CHESTER,CA         BEECH P35           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 1000
        TIME - 1625                    N53KW               PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VAN NUYS,CA                 SUSANVILLE,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- NO ENG MALFUNCTION FOUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N53KW](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53KW-1975-07-16), registration cancelled 1975-07-16, S/N D7032 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH P35
- Registry model: [Beech P35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-p35) (registry code 1151530) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750504014079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750504014079A), May 4, 1975: Beech P35BEECH, Chester, CA, Destroyed. No eng malfunction found.

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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