# NTSB FTW69A0004: Beech 35-B33, N7992K, Mount Ida, AR, October 13, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 13, 1967
- Place: Mount Ida, AR · MOUNT IDA, AR
- Location: 34.5492° N, 93.6299° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mount Ida, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5492&lon=-93.6299&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 26, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113138
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW69A0004
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69A0004

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-1198  67/10/13   MOUNT IDA,ARK       BEECH 35-B33        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 66, 2075
        TIME - Z                       N7992K              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER CONSIDERABLY WORSE THAN FORECAST
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      1700
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          HAZE                                                      71
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          220                                                       40
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE-7/18/68.NON-INST RATED.CRASHED ON SIDE OF MT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7992K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7992K-1970-06-30), registration cancelled 1970-06-30, S/N CD-780 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35-B33
- Registry model: [Beech 35-B33](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35-b33) (registry code 1151406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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