# NTSB MKC67F0447: Beech C50, N663FT, Goodland, KS, January 16, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 16, 1967
- Place: Goodland, KS · GOODLAND, KS
- Location: 39.3493° N, 101.7138° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Goodland, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3493&lon=-101.7138&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 6, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119269
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC67F0447
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67F0447

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0166  67/1/16    GOODLAND KANS       BEECH C50           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1230                    N663FT              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  AGE 34, 7000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            35 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GOODLAND MUNI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER                       IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: BLADES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CORRODED/CORROSION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - VIBRATION,EXCESSIVE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION
        REMARKS- 5 IN.NO.1 PROP BLADE BROKE OFF.ACFT HAD DIFFERENT LENGTH PROPS INSTALLED-NOT CONSIDERED CAUSATIVE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N663FT](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N663FT-2018-01-25), registration cancelled 2018-01-25, S/N CH-198, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C50
- Registry model: [Beech C-50](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c-50) (registry code 1152510) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming GO-480 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-480-series) (registry code 41527, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Goodland Muni

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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