# NTSB MKC78FCG13: Beech E35, N3234C, Kirksville, MO, December 2, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: December 2, 1978
- Place: Kirksville, MO · KIRKSVILLE, MO
- Location: 40.1982° N, 92.5746° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kirksville, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1982&lon=-92.5746&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report December 28, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143972
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC78FCG13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FCG13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3324   78/12/2   KIRKSVILLE,MO       BEECH E35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 549
        TIME - 1430                    N3234C              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 92 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CLARENCE CANNON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LIBERAL,KS                  KIRKSVILLE,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC.
           WEATHER - FOG
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1 MILE OR LESS                                           FREEZING DRIZZLE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          FOG                                                      RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           27                                                       70
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           16                                                      BELOW MINIMUMS
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3234C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3234C-1982-07-20), registration cancelled 1982-07-20, S/N D3899, built 1954 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E35
- Registry model: [Beech E35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e35) (registry code 1151512) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Clarence Cannon

## 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 19781202036159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781202036159A), Dec 2, 1978: Beech F35, Kirksville,Mo, MO, Substantial damage

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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