# NTSB MKC68D0227: Beech P35, N8625M, Spencer, IA, September 24, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 24, 1967
- Place: Spencer, IA · SPENCER, IA
- Location: 43.1470° N, 95.1527° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spencer, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1470&lon=-95.1527&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 20, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113906
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC68D0227
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68D0227

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3747  67/9/24    SPENCER,IOWA        BEECH P35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 600
        TIME - 1400                    N8625M              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SPENCER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8625M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8625M), registered now, S/N D-7298, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH P35
- Registry model: [Beech P35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-p35) (registry code 1151530) (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: Spencer

## Other investigations on N8625M (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 CEN22FA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22FA023), Oct 31, 2021: Beech P35 (N8625M), Harrison, NE, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to continue the flight into instrument and icing conditions, which resulted in loss of control and impact with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to…
- [NTSB MKC66D0168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66D0168), Aug 17, 1965: Beechcraft P-35 (N8625M), Okoboji, 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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