# NTSB MKC70F0311: Beech K35, N803R, St Paul, MN, December 19, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 19, 1969
- Place: St Paul, MN · ST PAUL, MN
- Location: 44.9444° N, 93.0933° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Paul, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9444&lon=-93.0933&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 2, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146176
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC70F0311
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70F0311

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4619  69/12/19   ST PAUL,MINN        BEECH K35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 240
        TIME - 1315                    N803R               PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 89 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ST.PAUL DOWNTOWN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ST PAUL,MINN                BISMARK,N DAK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S)                               TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER STARTING PROCEDURES
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RAMP/TAXIWAY
        REMARKS- PARK AREA CVRD WITH GLAZE ICE,LIGHTLY SANDED.PLT STARTED ENG WITH MORE THROTTLE THAN USUAL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N803R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N803R-2018-04-18), registration cancelled 2018-04-18, S/N D-6003, 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: St.Paul Downtown

## Other investigations on N803R (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 CEN18LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA076), Jan 13, 2018: Beech K35 (N803R), Longmont, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because a postaccident examination of the airplane revealed no evidence of mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have…

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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