# NTSB MKC71DCD87: Beech 35-C33, N5454U, Centerville, IA, June 11, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 11, 1971
- Place: Centerville, IA · CENTERVILLE, IA
- Location: 40.7284° N, 92.8714° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Centerville, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7284&lon=-92.8714&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 3, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161433
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC71DCD87
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71DCD87

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1917  71/6/11    CENTERVILLE,IOWA    BEECH 35-C33        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 784
        TIME - 0740                    N5454U              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 230 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CENTERVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DES MOINES,IOWA             CENTERVILLE,IOWA
        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
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5454U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5454U-2016-09-14), registration cancelled 2016-09-14, S/N CD-1102, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35-C33
- Registry model: [Beech 35-C33](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35-c33) (registry code 1151408) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Centerville

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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