MKC67D0415

NTSB accident investigation · Beech K35 · Great Bend, KS · December 26, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 26, 1966
Place
Great Bend, KS · GREAT BEND, KS
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N3089CBeech K35
Status
Completed · report March 24, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
119839

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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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3-4011  66/12/26   GREAT BEND KANS     BEECH K35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 2500
        TIME - 1100                    N3089C              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1900 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GREAT BEND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO NOTIFY OF UNSAFE COND/AND OR FAILURE TO MARK OBSTRUCTION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- UNMARKED HOLE IN TAXI STRIP CAUSED BY SNOW PLOW.SUBSEQUENT SNOW FALL COVERED HOLE.

Aircraft

Registration
N3089C
Reported as
Beech K35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Great Bend

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.