# NTSB MKC66A0032: Beech 35-33, N829R, Hills, IA, November 26, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 26, 1965
- Place: Hills, IA · HILLS, IA
- Location: 41.5566° N, 91.5363° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hills, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5566&lon=-91.5363&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 19, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174991
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC66A0032
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66A0032

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-1002  65/11/26 NR.HILLS IOWA         BEECH 35-33         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 35,
        TIME - 0005                    N829R               PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  800 TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  700
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          4 MILES OR LESS                                          RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       44
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          110                                                       13
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N829R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N829R-1966-01-04), registration cancelled 1966-01-04, S/N CD-1 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35-33
- Registry model: [Beech 35-33](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35-33) (registry code 1151402) (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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