# NTSB MKC67A0006: Beech H35, N354B, Sioux City, IA, July 23, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 23, 1966
- Place: Sioux City, IA · SIOUX CITY, IA
- Location: 42.5000° N, 96.4003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sioux City, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5000&lon=-96.4003&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report March 6, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122429
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC67A0006
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67A0006

## NTSB brief

```
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N354B-1971-02-19), registration cancelled 1971-02-19, S/N D-5043 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH H35
- Registry model: [Beech H35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h35) (registry code 1151520) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Sioux City Mun

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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