Beechcraft E35 N5559D
4 July 1970 · Cleveland, Ohio, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 4 July 1970 at about 09:42 local time, a Beechcraft E35 registered N5559D, operated by Francis Aviati, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Cleveland, Ohio, United States. 5 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:42
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Cleveland, Ohio, United States
- Nearest airport
- Burke Lakefront
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft E35
- Registration
- N5559D
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Francis Aviati
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Lansing, Mich → Erie, Pa
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2906
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
FAILED TO SWITCH TANKS.L MAIN AND AUX TANKS FULL, R AUX FULL, R MAIN EMPTY.LDG CHECK LIST COVERS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft E35 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Oct 1970 | Beechcraft E35 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Apr 1970 | Beechcraft E35 | Buena Vista, Mexico | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jun 1970 | Beechcraft E35 | Tracy, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1970 | Beechcraft E35 | Blythe, California, United States | Sunrise Flyers | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 1970 | Beechcraft E35 | Enid, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 May 1971 | Beechcraft E35 | Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |