# NTSB MKC71DCD73: Beech 35, N5783N, Rockwell Cty, IA, April 8, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 8, 1971
- Place: Rockwell Cty, IA · ROCKWELL CTY, IA
- Location: 42.3981° N, 94.6289° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rockwell City, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3981&lon=-94.6289&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 20, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160487
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC71DCD73
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71DCD73

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1134   71/4/8    ROCKWELL CTY,IOWA   BEECH 35            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 4500
        TIME - 1330                    N5783N              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 375 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROCKWELL CITY MUN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROCKWELL CTY,IOWA           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE
        REMARKS- PLT DID NOT CK GRN LT,HORN FOR GR BEING DN AND LOCKED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5783N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5783N-2021-05-08), registration cancelled 2021-05-08, S/N D-186, built 1950 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35
- Registry model: [Beech 35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35) (registry code 1151502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental E185 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (registry code 17014, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Rockwell City Mun

## Other investigations on N5783N (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 MKC66F0395](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66F0395), Jan 14, 1966: Beech 35 (N5783N), Salinga, KS, substantial damage

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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