# NTSB MKC73FCJ10: Beech H35, N336B, North Platte, NE, July 28, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 28, 1972
- Place: North Platte, NE · NORTH PLATTE, NE
- Location: 41.1256° N, 100.7498° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of North Platte, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1256&lon=-100.7498&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 26, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167774
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC73FCJ10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73FCJ10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0525  72/7/28    NORTH PLATTE,NEBR   BEECH H35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 1015                    N336B               PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  47, 2800 TOTAL HOURS, 310
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LEE BIRD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          OBERLIN,KANS                GETTYSBURG,S DAK             NORTH PLATTE,NEBR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND                             TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: LINES AND FITTINGS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN CABIN,COCKPIT,BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT
        REMARKS- FUEL LEAKED AT FIREWALL FITTING AND RAN DOWN ONTO L EXHAUST PIPE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N336B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N336B-2004-01-21), registration cancelled 2004-01-21, S/N D-4897, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH H35
- Registry model: [Beech H35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h35) (registry code 1151520) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lee Bird

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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