# NTSB MKC68A0066: Beech H50, N113P, Scott City, MO, May 10, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 10, 1968
- Place: Scott City, MO · SCOTT CITY, MO
- Location: 37.2245° N, 89.5378° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Scott City, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2245&lon=-89.5378&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report December 3, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110566
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC68A0066
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68A0066

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3402  68/5/10    SCOTT CITY,MO       BEECH H50           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 2125                    N113P               PX-  0  1  0  CORP/EXEC                 47, 15165 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            3128 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CAPE GIRARDEAU
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       56
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           70                                                       8
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      IFR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N113P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N113P-1969-01-28), registration cancelled 1969-01-28, S/N HH-148 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH H50
- Registry model: [Beech H50](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h50) (registry code 1152534) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Cape Girardeau

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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