# NTSB MKC72DCD37: Beech 35, N3922N, Algona, IA, October 2, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 2, 1971
- Place: Algona, IA · ALGONA, IA
- Location: 43.0763° N, 94.2321° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Algona, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0763&lon=-94.2321&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 6, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164259
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC72DCD37
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72DCD37

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3943   71/10/2   ALGONA,IOWA         BEECH 35            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 54, 1391
        TIME - 0850                    N3922N              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALGONA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALGONA,IOWA                 SIOUX CITY,IOWA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: RUNWAY OR APPROACH LIGHTS                 TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3922N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3922N-1972-02-09), registration cancelled 1972-02-09, S/N D-1178 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35
- Registry model: [Beech 35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35) (registry code 1151502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Algona

## Other investigations on N3922N (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 DEN68F0075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN68F0075), Sep 2, 1967: Beech 35 (N3922N), Broomfield, CO, 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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