# NTSB MKC69A0020: Beech N35, N957T, Hetland, SD, October 8, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 8, 1968
- Place: Hetland, SD · HETLAND, SD
- Location: 44.3772° N, 97.2347° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hetland, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3772&lon=-97.2347&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 5, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107730
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC69A0020
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69A0020

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4535   68/10/8   HETLAND,S DAK       BEECH N35           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2130                    N957T               PX-  3  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 AGE 25, 1927 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            107 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - FOG
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  400
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       46
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          360                                                       13
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- NIGHT FLIGHT.STRUCK TOWER GUY WIRE AT 400 FT LEVEL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N957T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N957T-1970-08-04), registration cancelled 1970-08-04, S/N D-6651 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH N35
- Registry model: [Beech N35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-n35) (registry code 1151528) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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