# NTSB MKC76FCD64: Beech B24R, N48SS, Lamoni, IA, August 24, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 24, 1976
- Place: Lamoni, IA · LAMONI, IA
- Location: 40.6196° N, 93.9305° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lamoni, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6196&lon=-93.9305&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 5, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155304
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76FCD64
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FCD64

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2669  76/8/24    LAMONI,IA           BEECH B24R          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 194
        TIME - 1930                    N48SS               PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAMONI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAMONI,IA                   CEDAR RAPIDS,IA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N48SS](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48SS-1977-07-07), registration cancelled 1977-07-07, S/N MC-333, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B24R
- Registry model: [Beech B24R](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b24r) (registry code 1151253) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lamoni

## 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 19760824027219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760824027219A), Aug 24, 1976: Beech B24R, Lamoni, IA, Substantial damage

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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