# NTSB MKC71AK048: Beech A45, N9716Z, Boone, IA, March 13, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 13, 1971
- Place: Boone, IA · BOONE, IA
- Location: 42.0493° N, 93.8725° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boone, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0493&lon=-93.8725&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 1, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160254
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC71AK048
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71AK048

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0247  71/3/13  NR.BOONE,IOWA         BEECH A45           CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1513                    N9716Z              PX-  1  0  0  OTHER                     AGE 35, 5994 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            50 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOONE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         BOONE,IOWA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT
           AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: WINDSHIELDS,WINDOWS,CANOPIES
           WEATHER - OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3 MILES OR LESS                                          NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          HAZE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- FLOOD SURVEILLANCE. WAIVER ISSUED TO RELEASE ACFT FOR FLT WITH HEAVILY CRAZED WINDSHIELD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N9716Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A45
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Boone

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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