# NTSB MKC72DCD26: Beech C35, N1890D, Sac City, IA, August 22, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 22, 1971
- Place: Sac City, IA · SAC CITY, IA
- Location: 42.4220° N, 94.9974° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sac City, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4220&lon=-94.9974&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 12, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158094
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC72DCD26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72DCD26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3281  71/8/22    SAC CITY,IOWA       BEECH C35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1615                    N1890D              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 63, 26550 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 15500 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SAC CITY MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAC CITY,IOWA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE
        REMARKS- MADE 360 DRG FNL APCH,OTR TRAFFIC,RETRACTED GR INSTEAD OF FLAPS.PWR ON APCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1890D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1890D), registered now, S/N D-3173, built 1952 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C35
- Registry model: [Beech C35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c35) (registry code 1151508) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental E225 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (registry code 17015, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sac City Muni

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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