# NTSB MKC76AK075: Beech B35, N5232C, Columbus, NE, August 14, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 14, 1976
- Place: Columbus, NE · COLUMBUS, NE
- Location: 41.4371° N, 97.3586° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbus, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4371&lon=-97.3586&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 10, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155584
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76AK075
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76AK075

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3374  76/8/14    COLUMBUS,NE         BEECH B35           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 542
        TIME - 2125                    N5232C              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 22 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLUMBUS,NE                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- NO RECORD FOUND INDICATING PLT EVER RCVD ANY DUAL INSTRUCTION OR CHECKOUT IN BEECH 35 TYPE A/C.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5232C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5232C-1977-01-12), registration cancelled 1977-01-12, S/N D2577 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B35
- Registry model: [Beech B35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b35) (registry code 1151506) (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 19760814036049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760814036049A), Aug 14, 1976: Beech B35, Columbus, NE, Destroyed, 2 fatal. No record found indicating plt ever rcvd any dual instruction or checkout in Beech 35 type a/c.

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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