# Accident 19760317005559A: Beech H35, Des Moines, IA, March 17, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 1976
- Place: Des Moines, IA
- Airport: Des Moines Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Location: 41.5340° N, 93.6631° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DES MOINES INTL (DSM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5340&lon=-93.6631&mi=10
- Aircraft: N356B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N356B-2012-10-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech H35 (registry code 1151520, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH H35
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,450 total, 1,450 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC76DCD32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DCD32) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760317005559A

## Narrative

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

RAN TANK DRY.REMAINING 3 TANKS FULL.

## 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 MKC76DCD32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DCD32), Mar 17, 1976: Beech H35 (N356B), Des Moines, IA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N356B (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19850725033699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850725033699A), Jul 25, 1985: Beech H35 (N356B), El Reno, OK, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Lost control climbing thru convective clouds without a clearance. Indicates spiral dive pullup and airframe failure.

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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