# NTSB MKC70AK064: Beech S35, N8684Q, Guthrie Cntr, IA, May 24, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 24, 1970
- Place: Guthrie Cntr, IA · GUTHRIE CNTR, IA
- Location: 41.6779° N, 94.4992° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Guthrie Center, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6779&lon=-94.4992&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 20, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127248
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC70AK064
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70AK064

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1214  70/5/24    GUTHRIE CNTR,IOWA   BEECH S35           CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0850                    N8684Q              PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 58, 20005 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 15000 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GUTHRIE CENTER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GUTHRIE CNTR,IOWA           BARTLESVILLE,OKLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: ABORTED
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RUNWAY CLOSED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- T/O ATTEMPTED FROM SHORT CLOSED RWY,WET GRASS 6-8 INCHES HIGH. SUITABLE RWY WAS AVAILABLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8684Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8684Q), registered now, S/N D-7688, 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: Guthrie Center

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.