# NTSB MKC71DCD34: Beech 19A, N7642R, Des Moines, IA, November 20, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 20, 1970
- Place: Des Moines, IA · DES MOINES, IA
- Location: 41.6005° N, 93.6091° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Des Moines, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6005&lon=-93.6091&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 24, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159187
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC71DCD34
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71DCD34

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4222  70/11/20   DES MOINES,IOWA     BEECH 19A           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 89 TOTAL
        TIME - 0905                    N7642R              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 9 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DES MOINES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DES MOINES,IOWA             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: RUNWAY OR APPROACH LIGHTS                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
        REMARKS- HIT RUNWAY LIGHT ACFT PORPOISED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7642R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7642R-2013-02-26), registration cancelled 2013-02-26, S/N MB-433, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 19A
- Registry model: [Beech 19A](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-19a) (registry code 1151214) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Des Moines

## Other investigations on N7642R (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 FTW92LA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA195), Jul 30, 1992: Beech 19A (N7642R), Mounds, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE STUDENT PILOT'S FAILURE TO EXECUTE A GO AROUND WHEN HE REALIZED HE WAS GOING TO LAND LONG.

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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