# NTSB MKC68F0423: Beech V-35, N7895L, Dell Rapids, SD, January 17, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 17, 1968
- Place: Dell Rapids, SD · DELL RAPIDS, SD
- Location: 43.8248° N, 96.7146° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dell Rapids, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8248&lon=-96.7146&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 7, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111432
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC68F0423
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68F0423

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0680  68/1/17    DELL RAPIDS S DAK   BEECH V-35          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 1050
        TIME - 1315                    N7895L              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DELL RAPIDS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER                       IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: OTHER
          PWR PLT-PROP CYLINDER ATTACH SCREWS P/N A-1635-43.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNDER TORQUED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
        REMARKS- PROP IN SERVICE APPROX 170 HRS.GR UP LDG INTNTL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7895L](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7895L), registered now, S/N D-8297 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V-35
- Registry model: [Beech V35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35) (registry code 1151538) (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: Dell Rapids

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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