# NTSB MKC69A0061: Beech K35, N3065C, Sylvan Grove, KS, May 25, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 25, 1969
- Place: Sylvan Grove, KS · SYLVAN GROVE, KS
- Location: 39.0123° N, 98.3944° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sylvan Grove, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0123&lon=-98.3944&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 20, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171237
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC69A0061
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69A0061

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2466  69/5/25    SYLVAN GROVE,KANS   BEECH K35           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1520                    N3065C              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WILSON RESERVOIR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          RUSSELL,KANS                LINCOLN,NEBR                 SYLVAN GROVE,KANS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- LANDED ON UNATTENDED STRIP,GRASS UP TO 3 FT HIGH. RECENT HEAVY RAINS. TOTAL TIME ON 1/10/69,640 HR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3065C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3065C-1971-07-14), registration cancelled 1971-07-14, S/N D-5745 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH K35
- Registry model: [Beech K35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-k35) (registry code 1151524) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Wilson Reservoir

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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