# NTSB MKC75IK051: Beech E18, N333EH, Kirksville, MO, March 25, 1975

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 25, 1975
- Place: Kirksville, MO · KIRKSVILLE, MO
- Location: 40.1982° N, 92.5746° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kirksville, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1982&lon=-92.5746&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 4, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148671
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC75IK051
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75IK051

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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5-0005  75/3/25    KIRKSVILLE,MO       BEECH E18           CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 2611
        TIME - 0415                    N333EH              PX-  0  0  0  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      TOTAL HOURS, 478 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO S-D        INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CLARENCE CANNON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLUMBIA,MO                 KIRKSVILLE,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - SUDDEN WINDSHIFT
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT SHOULDERS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  3000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT QUARTERING TAIL WIND 203-247 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          250                                                       14
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      IFR
        REMARKS- MAIL FLIGHT.ACFT VEERED L ENTRD SOFT GND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N333EH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E18
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Clarence Cannon

## 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 19750325010749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750325010749A), Mar 25, 1975: Beech E18S, Kirksville, MO, Substantial damage. Mail flight. Acft veered l entrd soft gnd.

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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