# NTSB MKC74AK030: Beech A45, N12271, Cabool, MO, December 12, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 12, 1973
- Place: Cabool, MO · CABOOL, MO
- Location: 37.1260° N, 92.1040° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cabool, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1260&lon=-92.1040&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 4, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 201598
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC74AK030
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74AK030-201598

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3637  73/12/12   CABOOL,MO           BEECH A45           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 300
        TIME - 0922                    N12271              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CABOOL MEMORIAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CABOOL,MO                   KANSAS CITY,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      0
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N12271](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12271-1974-02-21), registration cancelled 1974-02-21, S/N AF-53-4133, built 1953 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A45
- Registry model: [Beech T-34A](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-t-34a) (registry code 1152008) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Cabool Memorial

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19731212041539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731212041539A), Dec 12, 1973: Beech A45, Cabool, MO, Destroyed

## Other investigations on N12271 (1)

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.

- [NTSB DEN66D0294](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66D0294), Apr 30, 1966: Beech T-34A (N12271), Provo, UT, substantial damage

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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