# NTSB MKC72DTK10: Beech S35, N8657Q, Ipswich, SD, November 18, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 18, 1971
- Place: Ipswich, SD · IPSWICH, SD
- Location: 45.4435° N, 99.0300° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ipswich, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4435&lon=-99.0300&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 28, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 117078
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC72DTK10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72DTK10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3573  71/11/18   IPSWICH,S DAK       BEECH S35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 4400
        TIME - 1515                    N8657Q              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 2500 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BLOEMENDAAL-TAYLO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BROOTEN,MINN                BIG TIMBER,MONT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- HI TIME ENG FAILED INTERNALLY. GR HIT DITCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8657Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8657Q), registered now, S/N D-7738, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH S35
- Registry model: [Beech S35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-s35) (registry code 1151532) (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: Bloemendaal-Taylo

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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