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CHI70FBM19

1970-05-20 · MARCELLUS, Michigan, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Current FAA registration · N1852D

Make / Model
BEECH C35
Year of manufacture
1952 · 18 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR E225 SERIES (225 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19560404
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A155E1

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Historical record (pre-1982 coded fields)

Aircraft
BEECH C-35 · N1852D
Damage
Substantial
Craft type
Airplane
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
C4
Operator type
Personal/private
Airport
BAINBRIDGE FARM
Kind of flying
B0

Weather at impact

Sky
CLEAR
Temp
68° F

Aircraft history

Serial number
000BE35-3114
Total time
3,113 hrs

Pilot

Certificate
Commercial — instrument
Total hours
799
Age
22

Probable cause (from PRE1982.MDB)

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Investigator remarks

ATMTD T/O WITH PROP BLADES IN CRUISE PITCH ANGLE

Cause factors

  • 64/A/21 A
    PILOT IN COMMAND IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS Cause — pilot/personnel action
  • 64/A/06 A
    PILOT IN COMMAND DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF Cause — pilot/personnel action

Decoded against the NTSB Form 6120.4 cause-factor codebook (ct_Pre1982 table).

Source: NTSB pre-1982 historical archive. Docket 3 2178. Source file NTSB_1970_3_2178.txt. Modern CAROL record on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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