# Accident 19751004033709A: Beech N35, Wichita, KS, October 4, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 1975
- Place: Wichita, KS
- Airport: Mid Continent
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 37.6922° N, 97.3375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wichita, KS, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6922&lon=-97.3375&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9454Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9454Y-1975-12-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech N35 (registry code 1151528, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-n35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH N35
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,639 total, 1,639 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC76AK024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76AK024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751004033709A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ACFT MADE QUICK R TURN ALIGNING WITH RWY,NOSE DROPPED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 MKC76AK024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76AK024), Oct 4, 1975: Beech N35 (N9454Y), Wichita, KS, destroyed, 2 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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