# NTSB SEA67D0093: Beech 35, N5001C, Royal City, WA, July 28, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 28, 1966
- Place: Royal City, WA · ROYAL CITY, WA
- Location: 46.9018° N, 119.6209° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Royal City, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9018&lon=-119.6209&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 26, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121903
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA67D0093
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA67D0093

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3501  66/7/28    ROYAL CITY WASH     BEECH 35            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 970
        TIME - 1030                    N5001C              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 599 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL EXHAUSTION-ENGINE LUBRICATION SYSTEM
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE ACCESSORIES: STARTERS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - LOOSE GRAVEL
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- STARTER SCREW ASSY PN90193 FAILED DAMAGING ENGINE.PROP SHAFT SEAL DISPLACED.OIL COVERED WINDSHIELD
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5001C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5001C-2015-05-27), registration cancelled 2015-05-27, S/N D-2263, built 1950 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35
- Registry model: [Beech B35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b35) (registry code 1151506) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental E185 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (registry code 17014, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N5001C (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 CHI96LA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA235), Jun 24, 1996: Beech B35 (N5001C), Chesterfield, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: improperly balanced ruddervators and improperly installed ruddervator (elevator) trim tabs, due to improper maintenance, which resulted in ruddervator flutter and substantial damage in the area of…

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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