# NTSB MKC68F0588: Beech E35, N7398B, Coffeyville, KS, June 4, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 4, 1968
- Place: Coffeyville, KS · COFFEYVILLE, KS
- Location: 37.0327° N, 95.6516° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Coffeyville, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0327&lon=-95.6516&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 3, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110112
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC68F0588
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68F0588

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1431   68/6/4    COFFEYVILLE,KANS    BEECH E35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 57, 484
        TIME - 1530                    N7398B              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 365 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JENSEN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL EXHAUSTION-ENGINE LUBRICATION SYSTEM
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- OIL SUMP DRAIN PLUG MISSING FOR UNDETERMINED REASON. LANDED IN WHEAT FLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7398B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7398B), registered now, S/N D-3855 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E35
- Registry model: [Beech E35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e35) (registry code 1151512) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Jensen

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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