- Date
- April 17, 1976
- Place
- Mankato, KS · MANKATO, KS
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2004DBeech C35
- Status
- Completed · report June 15, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760417009849A
- Case key
- 153299
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0990 76/4/17 MANKATO,KS BEECH C35 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 45, 4274 TIME - 1648 N2004D PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 61 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NELIGH,NE SALINA,KS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: BUZZING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL 0.23%.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2004D
- Reported as
- Beech C35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N2004DRegistration cancelled Jul 10, 2009 · Beech C35Airframe modelBeech C35Engine modelContinental E185 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.