# NTSB MKC65A0071: Beechcraft 35, N80450, Bee, NE, June 1, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 1, 1965
- Place: Bee, NE · BEE, NE
- Location: 41.0064° N, 97.0583° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bee, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0064&lon=-97.0583&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 14, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178259
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC65A0071
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC65A0071

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0807   65/6/1  NR.BEE NEBR           BEECHCRAFT 35       CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 96 TOTAL
        TIME - 0410                    N80450              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 15 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  1200
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     *ERROR-INVALID CODE*
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       63
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      VFR FLIGHT FOLLOWING SERVICE
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 06-01-65.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N80450](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80450-1994-05-12), registration cancelled 1994-05-12, S/N E2842 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT 35
- Registry model: [Beech A36](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (registry code 1151604) (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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