# NTSB MKC76FCD30: Beech P35, N7117A, Mapleton, IA, February 25, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 25, 1976
- Place: Mapleton, IA · MAPLETON, IA
- Location: 42.1673° N, 95.7909° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mapleton, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1673&lon=-95.7909&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 9, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152869
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76FCD30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FCD30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0331  76/2/25    MAPLETON,IA         BEECH P35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 36, 105
        TIME - 2215                    N7117A              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 60 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MAPLETON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          MAPLETON,IA                 RETURN                       DES MOINES,IA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- L WHEEL WENT OFF THE EDGE OF RWY,ACFT TURNED,NOSEWHEEL HIT PLOWED GND,COLLAPSED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7117A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7117A-1978-10-31), registration cancelled 1978-10-31, S/N D6888 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH P35
- Registry model: [Beech P35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-p35) (registry code 1151530) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mapleton

## 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 19760225003809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760225003809A), Feb 25, 1976: Beech P35BEECH, Mapleton, IA, Substantial damage. L wheel went off the edge of rwy,acft turned,nosewheel hit plowed gnd,collapsed.

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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