# NTSB MKC78FA037: Beech F35, N7365B, East Prairie, MO, May 12, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 12, 1978
- Place: East Prairie, MO · EAST PRAIRIE, MO
- Location: 36.7789° N, 89.3841° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of East Prairie, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7789&lon=-89.3841&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 21, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141945
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC78FA037
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FA037

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1560  78/5/12    EAST PRAIRIE,MO     BEECH F35           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 34,
        TIME - 1310                    N7365B              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MACON,MS                    CAPE GIRARDEAU,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  1000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- OVERCAST AND UNSTABLE WIND CONDITIONS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7365B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7365B-1978-06-26), registration cancelled 1978-06-26, S/N D4182 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH F35
- Registry model: [Beech F35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-f35) (registry code 1151514) (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 19780512020529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780512020529A), May 12, 1978: Beech F35, East Prairie, MO, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Overcast and unstable wind conditions.

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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