MKC67A0006

NTSB accident investigation · Beech H35 · Sioux City, IA · July 23, 1966

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
July 23, 1966
Place
Sioux City, IA · SIOUX CITY, IA
Injuries
2 fatal, 1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N354BBeech H35
Status
Completed · report March 6, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
122429

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0683  66/7/23    SIOUX CITY IOWA     BEECH H35           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 139
        TIME - 2027                    N354B               PX-  1  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 11 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SIOUX CITY MUN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        REMARKS- PLT CONTINUED LOW APP 2 MILES BEHIND LDG LARGE 2 ENG ACFT,CRASHED ON RWY 31 OVERRUN. WIND 340/04.

Aircraft

Registration
N354B
Reported as
Beech H35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Sioux City Mun

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.