# NTSB MKC74AK062: Beech 35, N2933V, White City, KS, April 20, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 20, 1974
- Place: White City, KS · WHITE CITY, KS
- Location: 38.7933° N, 96.7350° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of White City, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7933&lon=-96.7350&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 18, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124386
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC74AK062
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74AK062

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1188  74/4/20  NR.WHITE CITY,KANS    BEECH 35            CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 284
        TIME - 1100                    N2933V              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          SUBLETTE,KANS               OLATHE,KANS                  HERINGTON,KANS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  1000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          THUNDERSTORM
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     160
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           5                                                       IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- GENERAL DISINTEGRATION.PLT STATED HE HAD BEEN ON TOP AT 7500FT UP TO HERINGTON.TKOF 500-700FT CLG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2933V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2933V-1974-07-18), registration cancelled 1974-07-18, S/N D-317 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35
- Registry model: [Beech 35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35) (registry code 1151502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19740420015029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740420015029A), Apr 20, 1974: Beech 35BEECH, White City, KS, Destroyed, 3 fatal. General disintegration. Plt stated he had been on top at 7500FT up to herington. Tkof 500-700FT clg.

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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