# NTSB MKC69A0029: Beech A65, Wichita, KS, November 7, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 7, 1968
- Place: Wichita, KS · WICHITA, KS
- Location: 37.6922° N, 97.3375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wichita, KS, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6922&lon=-97.3375&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 3, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107217
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC69A0029
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69A0029

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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E-0017   68/11/7   WICHITA,KANS        BEECH A65           CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 6700
        TIME - 1631                    F-BRAR              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BEECH AIRCRAFT CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: F-BRAR (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A65
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Beech Aircraft Co

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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