# NTSB MKC72AK005: Beech 35, N4538V, Mankato, KS, July 14, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 14, 1971
- Place: Mankato, KS · MANKATO, KS
- Location: 39.7873° N, 98.2083° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mankato, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7873&lon=-98.2083&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 6, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163125
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC72AK005
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72AK005

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3178  71/7/14    MANKATO,KANS        BEECH 35            CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 75 TOTAL
        TIME - 1435                    N4538V              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MANKATO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          GLASGOW,MONT                MIAMI,FLA                   UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- STALLED IN TURN TO DOWNWIND LEG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4538V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4538V-1974-05-16), registration cancelled 1974-05-16, S/N D-1365, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35
- Registry model: [Beech B35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b35) (registry code 1151506) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Mankato

## Other investigations on N4538V (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 MIA65F0079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA65F0079), Apr 16, 1965: Beechcraft 35 (N4538V), Homestead, FL, 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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