# NTSB MKC66F0574: Beech M35, N9730R, St. Joseph, MO, May 22, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 22, 1966
- Place: St. Joseph, MO · ST. JOSEPH, MO
- Location: 39.7686° N, 94.8466° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Joseph, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7686&lon=-94.8466&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 14, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171898
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC66F0574
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66F0574

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2225  66/5/22    ST. JOSEPH MO       BEECH M35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 2501
        TIME - 2004                    N9730R              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 52 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROSECRANS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          LDG GR-MALFUNCTION FOR UNDETERMINED REASON.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9730R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9730R-2005-06-13), registration cancelled 2005-06-13, S/N D-6204, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH M35
- Registry model: [Beech M35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-m35) (registry code 1151526) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Rosecrans

## Other investigations on N9730R (2)

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.

- [NTSB NYC04LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA027), Nov 7, 2003: Beech M35 (N9730R), Bellefonte, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power during approach for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB MKC86LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86LA041), Dec 27, 1985: Beech M35 (N9730R), Council Bluffs, IA, 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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