# NTSB MKC79DCD14: Beech 35, N906B, Grinnell, IA, March 14, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 14, 1979
- Place: Grinnell, IA · GRINNELL, IA
- Location: 41.7352° N, 92.7249° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grinnell, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7352&lon=-92.7249&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 17, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137321
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC79DCD14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCD14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0309  79/3/14    GRINNELL,IA         BEECH 35            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 502
        TIME - 1645                    N906B               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRINNELL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GRINNELL,IA                 MOLINE,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        REMARKS- WND GUSTING 30KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N906B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N906B), registered now, S/N D-6783, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35
- Registry model: [Beech N35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-n35) (registry code 1151528) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Grinnell

## 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 19790314004729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790314004729A), Mar 14, 1979: Beech N35, Grinnell, IA, Substantial damage. Aircraft drifted to edge of runway after lift off. Struck snowbank.

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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