# NTSB MKC65F0148: Beechcraft E35, N7346B, Kansas City, MO, January 15, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 15, 1965
- Place: Kansas City, MO · KANSAS CITY, MO
- Location: 39.0997° N, 94.5786° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kansas City, MO, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0997&lon=-94.5786&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 7, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179672
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC65F0148
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC65F0148

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1086  65/1/15  NR.KANSAS CITY MO     BEECHCRAFT E35      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 3800
        TIME - 1820                    N7346B              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 180 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        REMARKS- A/C DITCHED ON RIVER NEAR SHORE OCCUPANTS WALKED TO SHORE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7346B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7346B-2012-10-16), registration cancelled 2012-10-16, S/N D-3809, built 1954 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT E35
- Registry model: [Beech E35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e35) (registry code 1151512) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental E225 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (registry code 17015, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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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