# NTSB MKC70D0162: Beech B35, N3399V, Clinton, IA, August 17, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 17, 1969
- Place: Clinton, IA · CLINTON, IA
- Location: 41.8445° N, 90.1887° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clinton, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8445&lon=-90.1887&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 10, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163161
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC70D0162
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70D0162

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3590  69/8/17    CLINTON,IOWA        BEECH B35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 57, 11300
        TIME - 1630                    N3399V              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1400 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FOREST CITY,IOWA            CLINTON,IOWA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
        REMARKS- INITIATED FLT W LOW FUEL.BECAME LOST.OVERSHOT LDG DUE DELAY EXTENDING GR.UN GO-AROUND DUE LOW FUEL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3399V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3399V-1975-12-08), registration cancelled 1975-12-08, S/N D-874 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B35
- Registry model: [Beech 35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35) (registry code 1151502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N3399V (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 FTW76AF019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76AF019), Sep 13, 1975: Beech 35 (N3399V), Harrison, AR, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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