# NTSB MKC72FCA25: Beech V35, N339LT, St.Louis, MO, February 12, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 12, 1971
- Place: St.Louis, MO · ST.LOUIS, MO
- Location: 38.6273° N, 90.1979° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Louis, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6273&lon=-90.1979&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 14, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160767
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC72FCA25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72FCA25-160767

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2829  71/2/12    ST.LOUIS,MO         BEECH V35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 4840
        TIME - 0911                    N339LT              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAMBERT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WAVERLY,OHIO                ST.LOUIS,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PLT STATED FLT WAS MADE WITH HIGHER PWR SETTINGS,MIXT RICH.R TANK EMPTY,L TANK 3/4 FULL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N339LT](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N339LT-2013-08-19), registration cancelled 2013-08-19, S/N D-8142, built 1966 (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: Lambert

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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