# NTSB SEA68D0124: Beech H35, N5490D, Caldwell, ID, September 13, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 13, 1967
- Place: Caldwell, ID · CALDWELL, ID
- Location: 43.6455° N, 116.6607° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Caldwell, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6455&lon=-116.6607&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 11, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113943
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA68D0124
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA68D0124

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3930  67/9/13    CALDWELL,ID         BEECH H35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 795
        TIME - 1445                    N5490D              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CALDWELL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LANDED ON HIGHWAY. GEAR EXTENDED LATE TO AVOID CAR, DID NOT LOCK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5490D (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH H35
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Caldwell

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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