# NTSB MKC76AK024: Beech N35, N9454Y, Wichita, KS, October 4, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 4, 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 November 10, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151585
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76AK024
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76AK024

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3468   75/10/4   WICHITA,KS          BEECH N35           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 1639
        TIME - 1057                    N9454Y              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MID CONTINENT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GREAT BEND,KS               WICHITA,KS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
        REMARKS- ACFT MADE QUICK R TURN ALIGNING WITH RWY,NOSE DROPPED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9454Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9454Y-1975-12-01), registration cancelled 1975-12-01, S/N D-6641 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH N35
- Registry model: [Beech N35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-n35) (registry code 1151528) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Mid Continent

## 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 19751004033709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751004033709A), Oct 4, 1975: Beech N35, Wichita, KS, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Acft made quick r turn aligning with rwy,nose dropped.

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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