# NTSB MKC71AK014: Beech V35A, N7903R, Aldrich, MO, September 9, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 9, 1970
- Place: Aldrich, MO · ALDRICH, MO
- Location: 37.5487° N, 93.5511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aldrich, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5487&lon=-93.5511&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 21, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160423
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC71AK014
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71AK014

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1523   70/9/9    ALDRICH,MO          BEECH V35A          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 48, 321
        TIME - 2205                    N7903R              PX-  2  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 236 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KANSAS CITY,MO              SPRINGFIELD,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  900
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      68
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          300                                                       5
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- OBS SAW ACFT IN AND OUT OF LOW CLOUDS. PLTS TIME AS OF 2/4/70.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7903R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7903R-1971-02-25), registration cancelled 1971-02-25, S/N D-8939 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35A
- Registry model: [Beech V35A](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35a) (registry code 1151544) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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