# NTSB MKC77FA014: Beech S-35, N5694K, Sioux City, IA, February 17, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 17, 1977
- Place: Sioux City, IA · SIOUX CITY, IA
- Location: 42.5000° N, 96.4003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sioux City, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5000&lon=-96.4003&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 6, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157374
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC77FA014
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FA014

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0256  77/2/17    SIOUX CITY,IA       BEECH S-35          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 64, 2510
        TIME - 1912                    N5694K              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 700 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MUNICIPAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LINCOLN,NE                  SIOUX CITY,IA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT CONTACTED POWER LINE POLE 25 FEET HIGH AT MIDDLE MARKER ON NIGHT VFR APPROACH
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5694K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5694K-1977-05-31), registration cancelled 1977-05-31, S/N D-7626 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH S-35
- Registry model: [Beech S35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-s35) (registry code 1151532) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Municipal

## 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 19770217005479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770217005479A), Feb 17, 1977: Beech S35, Sioux City, IA, Destroyed. Aircraft contacted power line pole 25 feet high at middle marker on night VFR approach

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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