# NTSB SEA66D0293: Beech D35, N5842C, Miles City, MT, May 1, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 1, 1966
- Place: Miles City, MT · MILES CITY, MT
- Location: 46.4058° N, 105.8389° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Miles City, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.4058&lon=-105.8389&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 9, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171787
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA66D0293
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA66D0293

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1413   66/5/1    MILES CITY MONT     BEECH D35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 3035
        TIME - 0030                    N5842C              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 151 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MILES CITY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5842C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5842C-2013-02-26), registration cancelled 2013-02-26, S/N D-2794, built 1951 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D35
- Registry model: [Beech C35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c35) (registry code 1151508) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental E225 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (registry code 17015, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Miles City

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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