# NTSB MKC70DCD10: Beech K35, N646Q, Spirit Lake, IA, February 4, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 4, 1970
- Place: Spirit Lake, IA · SPIRIT LAKE, IA
- Location: 43.4196° N, 95.1096° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spirit Lake, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4196&lon=-95.1096&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 13, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144092
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC70DCD10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70DCD10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0687   70/2/4    SPIRIT LAKE,IOWA    BEECH K35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 471
        TIME - 1030                    N646Q               PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 425 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SPIRIT LAKE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MASON CITY,IOWA             HURON S DAK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           WHEELS-UP                                                TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE IN FLIGHT,CLEAR AIR
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                     300
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           40                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- LDG APCH WHEELS UP,PROP HIT RNWY.ATMTD GO-AROUND UN CLB,LNDD IN CORN FLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N646Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N646Q), registered now, S/N D-5841, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH K35
- Registry model: [Beech K35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-k35) (registry code 1151524) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Spirit Lake

## Other investigations on N646Q (2)

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 MKC38D0375](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC38D0375), Dec 7, 1967: Beech K35 (N646Q), Huron, SD, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA65F0054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA65F0054), May 1, 1965: Beechcraft K-35 (N646Q), Ashville, NC, substantial damage

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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