# NTSB MKC67F0040: Beech S35, N198Q, Wahpeton, ND, July 12, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 12, 1966
- Place: Wahpeton, ND · WAHPETON, ND
- Location: 46.2721° N, 96.6122° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wahpeton, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2721&lon=-96.6122&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 23, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178339
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC67F0040
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67F0040

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2772  66/7/12    WAHPETON N DAK      BEECH S35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0730                    N198Q               PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 AGE 58, 14250 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 5000 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WAHPETON MUNI.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS
        REMARKS- LANDING GEAR WARNING HORN INOPERATIVE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N198Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N198Q-2009-07-09), registration cancelled 2009-07-09, S/N D-7766, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH S35
- Registry model: [Beech S35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-s35) (registry code 1151532) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Wahpeton Muni.

## Other investigations on N198Q (2)

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.

- [NTSB MKC72FTK11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72FTK11), Nov 25, 1971: Beech S35 (N198Q), Pierre, SD, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC66D0512](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66D0512), Mar 14, 1966: Beech S35 (N198Q), Hawarden, IA, substantial damage

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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