# NTSB MKC75AK035: Beech 95-58, N4430A, Des Moines, IA, January 8, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 8, 1975
- Place: Des Moines, IA · DES MOINES, IA
- Location: 41.6005° N, 93.6091° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Des Moines, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6005&lon=-93.6091&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 27, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148034
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC75AK035
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75AK035

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0212   75/1/8     DES MOINES,IA      BEECH 95-58         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 2925
        TIME - 0441                    N4430A              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            TOTAL HOURS, 102 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DES MOINES MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
           DES MOINES,IA              SIOUX CITY,IA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  400
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       32
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          330                                                       6
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      IFR
        REMARKS- ACFT IMPACTED GND AT HI SPEED.ENGS BURIED 5-6 FT.GNL DISINTEGRATION OF ACFT.FLEW 7HR IN LAST 24.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4430A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4430A-1975-04-21), registration cancelled 1975-04-21, S/N TH-29, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95-58
- Registry model: [Beech 58](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58) (registry code 1152740) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Des Moines 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 19750108004099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750108004099A), Jan 8, 1975: Beech 58, Des Moines, IA, Destroyed. Acft impacted gnd at hi speed. Engs buried 5-6 ft. gnl disintegration of acft. Flew 7HR in last 24.

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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