# NTSB MKC72DCG61: Beech V35, N3772Q, Valley Falls, KS, June 3, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 3, 1972
- Place: Valley Falls, KS · VALLEY FALLS, KS
- Location: 39.3393° N, 95.4612° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Valley Falls, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3393&lon=-95.4612&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 13, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167079
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC72DCG61
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72DCG61

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1851   72/6/3    VALLEY FALLS,KANS   BEECH V35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 134
        TIME - 1515                    N3772Q              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 69 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KESSLER STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VALLEY FALLS,KANS           TOPEKA,KANS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- HIT MOUND OF DIRT,BOUNCED INTO AIR,HIT FENCE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3772Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3772Q), registered now, S/N D-8405, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35
- Registry model: [Beech V35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35) (registry code 1151538) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Kessler Strip

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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