MKC71FCG41

NTSB accident investigation · Beech A35 · Blue Springs, MO · January 15, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 15, 1971
Place
Blue Springs, MO · BLUE SPRINGS, MO
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N8763ABeech A35
Status
Completed · report December 13, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
159805

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0757  71/1/15    BLUE SPRINGS,MO     BEECH A35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 605
        TIME - 0100                    N8763A              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 203 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EAST KANSAS CITY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BLUE SPRINGS,MO             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PLT REJECTED GO-AROUND CONTINUED LDG.

Aircraft

Registration
N8763A
Reported as
Beech A35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
East Kansas City

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.