MKC67D0286

NTSB accident investigation · Beech S35 · Des Moines, IA · November 4, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 4, 1966
Place
Des Moines, IA · DES MOINES, IA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N8678QBeech S35
Status
Completed · report March 20, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
119841

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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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3-4030   66/11/4   DES MOINES IOWA     BEECH S35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 60, 504
        TIME - 1500                    N8678Q              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DES MOINES MUNI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S)                               TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: SEALS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE
        REMARKS- HIT HANGAR.NO FLUID RT BRAKE CYL.ACFT MOVED FROM SPOT WHERE LEAK OCCURRED,PRIOR TO PILOTS ARRIVAL.

Aircraft

Registration
N8678Q
Reported as
Beech S35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Des Moines Muni

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.