- Date
- September 30, 1971
- Place
- Ida Grove, IA · IDA GROVE, IA
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 3 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7761RBeech V35A
- Status
- Completed · report May 31, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164306
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3911 71/9/30 IDA GROVE,IOWA BEECH V35A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 53, 4000 TIME - 1111 N7761R PX- 0 1 2 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 810 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - IDA GROVE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FOREST CITY,IOWA IDA GROVE,IOWA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 6000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 235 18 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- WIND GUSTING 32K.TIRE BLEW ON LDG,VEERED OFF RWY,CRASHED INTO RR TRACKS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7761R
- Reported as
- Beech V35A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Ida Grove
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