# NTSB UNK64X3467: Beechcraft H35, N5542D, Bronnsburg, IN, August 19, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 19, 1964
- Place: Bronnsburg, IN · BRONNSBURG, IN
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 29, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 182498
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X3467
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3467

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2545  64/8/19    BRONNSBURG IND      BEECHCRAFT H35      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 1500
        TIME - 2305                    N5542D              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 400 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
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- #3 CYL INTAKE VALVE LIFTER ASSEMBLY FAILED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5542D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5542D-2020-05-01), registration cancelled 2020-05-01, S/N D-5097, 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

## Other investigations on N5542D (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 FTW75FPG31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75FPG31), Jan 23, 1975: Beech H35 (N5542D), England, AR, 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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