# NTSB MKC69D0214: Beech S35, N8636Q, Bethany, MO, August 18, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 18, 1968
- Place: Bethany, MO · BETHANY, MO
- Location: 40.2682° N, 94.0298° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bethany, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2682&lon=-94.0298&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 5, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108441
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC69D0214
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69D0214

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3139  68/8/18    BETHANY,MO          BEECH S35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 700
        TIME - 1520                    N8636Q              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 62 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BETHANY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8636Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8636Q), registered now, S/N D-7658, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH S35
- Registry model: [Beech S35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-s35) (registry code 1151532) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bethany

## Other investigations on N8636Q (1)

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.

- [NTSB CEN09CA342](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA342), Jun 5, 2009: Beech S35 (N8636Q), Decatur, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: Both pilots' inadequate preflight inspection and failure to identify the presence of dirt and insect larvae in the pitot tube, and the owner-pilot's attempt to turn off the runway and onto the…

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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