# NTSB MKC76DCQ66: Beech G33, N166B, Eureka, KS, July 11, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 11, 1976
- Place: Eureka, KS · EUREKA, KS
- Location: 37.8260° N, 96.2890° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eureka, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8260&lon=-96.2890&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 27, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154724
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76DCQ66
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DCQ66

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2248  76/7/11    EUREKA,KS           BEECH G33           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 352
        TIME - 1000                    N166B               PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 39 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EUREKA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          OKLAHOMA CITY,OK            EUREKA,KS                    WICHITA,KS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- PWR APLD FOR GO-AROUND ACFT PITCHED UP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N166B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N166B), registered now, S/N CD-1293, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH G33
- Registry model: [Beech G33](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-g33) (registry code 1151435) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Eureka

## 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 19760711017989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760711017989A), Jul 11, 1976: Beech G33, Eureka, KS, Substantial damage. Pwr apld for go-around acft pitched up.

## Other investigations on N166B (1)

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.

- [NTSB FTW97LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA146), Mar 28, 1997: Beech G33 (N166B), Bixby, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of a number two connecting rod bolt, possibly from being either over-torqued or under-torqued during installation, and failure of the pilot to see-and-avoid the transmission line, while…

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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