# NTSB MKC71FDQ16: Beech 95-B55, N8685Q, Sturgis, SD, October 7, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 7, 1970
- Place: Sturgis, SD · STURGIS, SD
- Location: 44.4104° N, 103.4996° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sturgis, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4104&lon=-103.4996&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 28, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159020
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC71FDQ16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71FDQ16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4075   70/10/7   STURGIS,S DAK       BEECH 95-B55        CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 14294
        TIME - 0725                    N8685Q              PX-  0  0  2  OTHER PUBLIC              TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STURGIS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PIERRE,S DAK                STURGIS,S DAK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FROZEN, MOISTURE
           WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC.
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: OTHER
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    1400
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     SNOW
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      28
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      IFR
        REMARKS- TKOF ON SLUSHY RWY.R GR DID NOT EXTEND.GR WOULD INDC DOWN IN THIS CONFIGURATION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8685Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95-B55
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sturgis

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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