# NTSB DEN80FTK17: Beech C35, N475R, Yankton, SD, July 20, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 20, 1980
- Place: Yankton, SD · YANKTON, SD
- Location: 42.8898° N, 97.3927° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yankton, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8898&lon=-97.3927&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 30, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129550
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN80FTK17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FTK17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1920  80/7/20  NR.YANKTON,SD         BEECH C35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 550
        TIME - 1800                    N475R               PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 104 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         YANKTON,SD                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      85
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          325                                                       10
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- AFTER LIFT-OFF,ACFT SETTLED,R WING HIT CORN STALKS BESIDE RWY.WND GSTG 15KTS,SLIGHT QTRG TAIL WND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N475R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N475R-1981-05-06), registration cancelled 1981-05-06, S/N D-2729 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C35
- Registry model: [Beech C35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c35) (registry code 1151508) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Private Strip

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800720026249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800720026249A), Jul 20, 1980: Beech 35BEECH, Yankton, SD, Substantial damage. Allowed airplane to drift off runway on liftoff. Wing dragged in tall corn on edge of runway. Cartwheeled aircraft.

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.

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