# NTSB FTW72AF022: Beech 65-B80, N317K, Milo, OK, October 21, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 21, 1971
- Place: Milo, OK · MILO, OK
- Location: 34.3326° N, 97.3395° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Milo, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3326&lon=-97.3395&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 8, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163462
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW72AF022
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72AF022

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2651  71/10/21   MILO,OKLA           BEECH 65-B80        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 4000
        TIME - 2000                    N317K               PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DALLAS,TEX                  OKLAHOMA CITY,OKLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- LOST CTL. ACFT DISINTEGRATED. PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 0.177 PCT. AREA NEAR TOTAL DARKNESS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N317K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N317K-1971-11-30), registration cancelled 1971-11-30, S/N LD-342, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65-B80
- Registry model: [Beech B-80](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b-80) (registry code 1153010) (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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