# NTSB MKC72AK057: Beech C35, N5844C, Alta, IA, March 26, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 26, 1972
- Place: Alta, IA · ALTA, IA
- Location: 42.6717° N, 95.3045° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alta, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6717&lon=-95.3045&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 19, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165932
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC72AK057
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72AK057

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0141  72/3/26    ALTA,IOWA           BEECH C35           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 74 TOTAL
        TIME - 1920                    N5844C              PX-  3  0  0  BUSINESS                  HOURS, 23 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          DALLAS,TEX                  STORM LAKE,IOWA              DENISON,IOWA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  400
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- EVIDENCE THAT ACFT OVER GROSS WT AND EXCEEDED AFT CG LIMITS AT ENROUTE STA.PLTS TIME AS OF 11/4/69
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5844C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5844C-1972-08-14), registration cancelled 1972-08-14, S/N D-2830 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C35
- Registry model: [Beech C35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c35) (registry code 1151508) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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