# NTSB MKC71FCD66: Beech K35, N6089E, Mason City, IA, March 28, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 28, 1971
- Place: Mason City, IA · MASON CITY, IA
- Location: 43.1478° N, 93.2004° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mason City, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1478&lon=-93.2004&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 31, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160783
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC71FCD66
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71FCD66

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1843  71/3/28    MASON CITY,IOWA     BEECH K35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 3500
        TIME - 1000                    N6089E              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MASON CITY MUN.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          RED WING,MINN               DALLAS,TEX                   MASON CITY,IOWA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
           SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- GEN DRIVE BELT DISPLACED FROM DRIVE PULLEYS.PLT RPTD 1 RADIO INOP,LDG GR WARN HORN DID NOT SOUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6089E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6089E-2018-03-27), registration cancelled 2018-03-27, S/N D-6057, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH K35
- Registry model: [Beech K35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-k35) (registry code 1151524) (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: Mason City Mun.

## Other investigations on N6089E (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 FTW00LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA082), Feb 15, 2000: Beech BE-35K (N6089E), Houston, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to refuel resulting in fuel exhaustion and a total loss of engine power. Factors were the low ceilings, mist, and the pilot's inability to fly the ILS approach.

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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