# NTSB MKC76FCQ44: Beech C35, N2004D, Mankato, KS, April 17, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 17, 1976
- Place: Mankato, KS · MANKATO, KS
- Location: 39.7873° N, 98.2083° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mankato, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7873&lon=-98.2083&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 15, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153299
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76FCQ44
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FCQ44

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2004D-2009-07-10), registration cancelled 2009-07-10, S/N D-3354, built 1952 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C35
- Registry model: [Beech C35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c35) (registry code 1151508) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental E185 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (registry code 17014, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19760417009849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760417009849A), Apr 17, 1976: Beech C35BEECH, Mankato, KS, Substantial damage. Plt blood alcohol 0.23 .

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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