# NTSB MKC74AK043: Beech A23-24, N3645Q, Montevideo, MN, January 30, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 30, 1974
- Place: Montevideo, MN · MONTEVIDEO, MN
- Location: 44.9502° N, 95.7154° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Montevideo, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9502&lon=-95.7154&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report April 2, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186881
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC74AK043
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74AK043

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0393  74/1/30    MONTEVIDEO,MINN     BEECH A23-24        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 286
        TIME - 0705                    N3645Q              PX-  2  1  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 116 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MONTEVIDEO MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MONTEVIDEO,MINN             MASON CITY,IOWA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           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
          OBSCURATION                                              UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                         NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          FOG                                                      CALM
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- DARK NIGHT,LO VIS.PLT HAD NO NIGHT FLYING EXPERIENCE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3645Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3645Q-1974-04-05), registration cancelled 1974-04-05, S/N MA-230 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23-24
- Registry model: [Beech A23-24](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23-24) (registry code 1151226) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Montevideo Muni

## 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 19740130003849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740130003849A), Jan 30, 1974: Beech A2324, Montevideo, MN, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Dark night,lo vis. Plt had no night flying experience.

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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