# NTSB MKC67D0415: Beech K35, N3089C, Great Bend, KS, December 26, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 26, 1966
- Place: Great Bend, KS · GREAT BEND, KS
- Location: 38.3587° N, 98.7989° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Great Bend, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3587&lon=-98.7989&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 24, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119839
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC67D0415
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67D0415

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3089C), registered now, S/N D-5772, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH K35
- Registry model: [Beech K35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-k35) (registry code 1151524) (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: Great Bend

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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