# NTSB MKC77FA026: Beech H35, N5519D, Beawfort, MO, June 16, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 16, 1977
- Place: Beawfort, MO · BEAWFORT, MO
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 11, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147200
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC77FA026
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FA026

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2113  77/6/16    BEAWFORT,MO         BEECH H35           CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 135
        TIME - 1900                    N5519D              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 23 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHESTERFIELD,MO             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        REMARKS- ACROBATICS PRACTICE FLT, ATR PILOT IN RT SEAT, N0 CFI, THROWOVER YOKE FOUND ON LEFT SIDE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5519D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5519D-1977-11-16), registration cancelled 1977-11-16, S/N D5050 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH H35
- Registry model: [Beech H35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h35) (registry code 1151520) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19770616030659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770616030659A), Jun 16, 1977: Beech H35, Beawfort, MO, Destroyed. Acrobatics practice flt, atr pilot in rt seat, N0 CFI, throwover yoke found on left side.

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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