# NTSB MKC71AK016: Cessna 337C, N2553S, Keokuk, IA, September 29, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: September 29, 1970
- Place: Keokuk, IA · KEOKUK, IA
- Location: 40.4095° N, 91.4025° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Keokuk, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4095&lon=-91.4025&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 3 serious
- Status: Completed, report December 8, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156749
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC71AK016
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71AK016

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1437  70/9/29    KEOKUK,IOWA         BEECH E18S          CR-  0  2  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0135                    N29W                PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            AGE 27, 4128 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  1  0                            600 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KEOKUK MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KEOKUK,IOWA                 DETROIT,MICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- BEECH PLTS PREOCCUPIED IN COCKPIT. NEITHER ACFT WAS CHOCKED FOR ENG START. NO LINE PERSONNEL AVAIL
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1437  70/9/29    KEOKUK,IOWA         CESSNA 337C         CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0135                    N2553S              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            AGE 52, 22000 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  2  0                            HOURS, 354 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KEOKUK MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KEOKUK,IOWA                 DETROIT,MICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- BEECH MOVED FWD AFTER ENG START.HIT CESSNA.PLT OF CESSNA SAW BEECH AND TRIED TO EVADE.
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N2553S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2553S-1971-02-25), registration cancelled 1971-02-25, S/N 337-0853 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337C
- Registry model: [Cessna 337C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-337c) (registry code 2075712) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Keokuk Muni

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N29W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N29W-2012-01-24), registration cancelled 2012-01-24, S/N BA-107, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E18S
- Registry model: [Beech E18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s) (registry code 1151006) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Keokuk Muni

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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