MKC71AK041

NTSB accident investigation · Beech 35 · St.Charles, MO · January 23, 1971

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
January 23, 1971
Place
St.Charles, MO · ST.CHARLES, MO
Injuries
4 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N3353VBeech 35
Status
Completed · report October 20, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
159433

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0172  71/1/23    ST.CHARLES,MO       BEECH 35            CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 400
        TIME - 1235                    N3353V              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ST.CHARLES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GRAYS LAKE,ILL              ST.CHARLES,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIRAL                                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT SUFFERED HEART ATTACK
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- TOTAL TIME AS OF 4/7/70. SPIRALLED FROM TURN TO BASE LEG.

Aircraft

Registration
N3353V
Reported as
Beech 35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
St.Charles

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.