Beechcraft C35 N5983C
6 July 1971 · Crown Point, Indiana, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 6 July 1971 at about 02:40 local time, a Beechcraft C35 registered N5983C was involved in an accident during in flight near Crown Point, Indiana, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 02:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Crown Point, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Rla
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft C35
- Registration
- N5983C
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-4300
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
HIT GRND WIRE OF PWR LINES ABOUT 100 FT AGL AT NITE.PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 73 MG PCT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft C35 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Sep 1971 | Beechcraft C35 | Dekalb, Illinois, United States | Southern Combu | No injuries | - |
| 9 Nov 1971 | Beechcraft C35 | Hamilton, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 1 Oct 1971 | Beechcraft C35 | Hartford, South Dakota, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 25 Nov 1971 | Beechcraft C35 | Astoria, Oregon, United States | - | Fatal | 6 |
| 5 Nov 1971 | Beechcraft C35 | Arden, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1971 | Beechcraft C35 | Manchester, New Hampshire, United States | New England AV | Fatal | 4 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |