# NTSB UNK64X0991: Beechcraft H35, N5563D, Charlotte, NC, March 20, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 20, 1964
- Place: Charlotte, NC · CHARLOTTE, NC
- Location: 35.2271° N, 80.8431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Charlotte, NC, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2271&lon=-80.8431&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 3, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 184573
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X0991
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0991

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0777  64/3/20    CHARLOTTE NC        BEECHCRAFT H35      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 2000
        TIME - 0850                    N5563D              PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DOUGLAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - COMMUNICATIONS AND NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT: VOR RECEIVERS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS - SMOKE IN COCKPIT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SMOKE IN COCKPIT
        REMARKS- MATERIAL FAILURE OF THE VOR RECEIVER. INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP LANDING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5563D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5563D-2013-09-26), registration cancelled 2013-09-26, S/N D-5164, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT H35
- Registry model: [Beech H35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h35) (registry code 1151520) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Douglas

## Other investigations on N5563D (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 MKC73FCG27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73FCG27), Jan 22, 1973: Beech H35 (N5563D), Grain Valley, MO, 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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