Beechcraft C35 N654D
3 September 1971 · Dekalb, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 3 September 1971 at about 20:30 local time, a Beechcraft C35 registered N654D, operated by Southern Combu, was involved in an accident during in flight near Dekalb, Illinois, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Dekalb, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Dekalb
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft C35
- Registration
- N654D
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Southern Combu
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Ramsey, Ind → Rockford, Ill
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-3342
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
PLT FAILED TO VISUALLY CK FUEL IN TKS PRIOR TKOF. UNDERSHOT ARPT, LNDD IN CORN FIELD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft C35 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 7 May 1971 | Beechcraft C35 | Cloverland, Indiana, United States | FLB Flyers, Inc | Fatal | 2 |
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 | - |