# NTSB MKC69A0040: Beech V35, N7904M, Piedmont, MO, December 21, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 21, 1968
- Place: Piedmont, MO · PIEDMONT, MO
- Location: 37.1504° N, 90.6957° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Piedmont, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1504&lon=-90.6957&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 24, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191940
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC69A0040
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69A0040

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4629  68/12/21   PIEDMONT,MO         BEECH V35           CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 1600
        TIME - 1635                    N7904M              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PIEDMONT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          DRIZZLE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- STRUCK SIDE OF MT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7904M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7904M-1969-02-27), registration cancelled 1969-02-27, S/N D-8229 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35
- Registry model: [Beech V35-TC](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35-tc) (registry code 1151540) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Piedmont

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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