MKC70D0142

NTSB accident investigation · Beech 35-B33 · Grinnell, IA · August 11, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 11, 1969
Place
Grinnell, IA · GRINNELL, IA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N9703YBeech 35-B33
Status
Completed · report March 25, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
161464

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3400  69/8/11    GRINNELL,IOWA       BEECH 35-B33        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 353
        TIME - 1020                    N9703Y              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 112 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRINNELL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CEDAR RAPIDS,IOWA           GRINNELL,IOWA
        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

Aircraft

Registration
N9703Y
Reported as
Beech 35-B33
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Grinnell

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.