# NTSB MKC71DCD93: Beech S35, N215Q, Iowa City, IA, June 11, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 11, 1971
- Place: Iowa City, IA · IOWA CITY, IA
- Location: 41.6557° N, 91.5309° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Iowa City, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6557&lon=-91.5309&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 3, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161429
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC71DCD93
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71DCD93

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1914  71/6/11    IOWA CITY,IOWA      BEECH S35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 1050
        TIME - 1430                    N215Q               PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 350 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - IOWA CITY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OMAHA,NEB                   IOWA CITY,IOWA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
        REMARKS- PX MOVED LDG GR SWITCH TO UP POS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N215Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N215Q), registered now, S/N D-7600 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH S35
- Registry model: [Beech S35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-s35) (registry code 1151532) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Iowa City

## Other investigations on N215Q (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 MKC72FCJ66](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72FCJ66), May 25, 1972: Beech S35 (N215Q), Lincoln, NE, 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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