# Accident 19770217005479A: Beech S35, Sioux City, IA, February 17, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 1977
- Place: Sioux City, IA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Location: 42.5000° N, 96.4003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sioux City, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5000&lon=-96.4003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5694K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5694K-1977-05-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech S35 (registry code 1151532, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-s35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH S35
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,510 total, 700 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC77FA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770217005479A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CONTACTED POWER LINE POLE 25 FEET HIGH AT MIDDLE MARKER ON NIGHT VFR APPROACH

## 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 MKC77FA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FA014), Feb 17, 1977: Beech S-35 (N5694K), Sioux City, IA, destroyed, 1 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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