# NTSB MKC75AK050: Beech A36, N36SL, Wichita, KS, March 24, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 24, 1975
- Place: Wichita, KS · WICHITA, KS
- Location: 37.6922° N, 97.3375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wichita, KS, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6922&lon=-97.3375&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 18, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147739
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC75AK050
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75AK050

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0597  75/3/24    WICHITA,KS          BEECH A36           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 588
        TIME - 1247                    N36SL               PX-  1  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 110 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BEECH FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SALINA,KS                   WICHITA,KS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                 5000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     HEAD WIND 338-022 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          320                                                       30
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTING 43K.PLT INITIATED GO-AROUND AT LOW ALT.PITCHED UP,CONT IN VERY STEEP TURN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N36SL](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36SL-1975-04-14), registration cancelled 1975-04-14, S/N E-633 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Registry model: [Beech A36](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (registry code 1151604) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Beech Field

## 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 19750324006229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750324006229A), Mar 24, 1975: Beech A36, Wichita, KS, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Wind gusting 43K.plt initiated go-around at low alt. Pitched up,cont in very steep turn.

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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