# NTSB NYC72AN072: Beech A35, N71C, Clayton, NC, November 30, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 30, 1971
- Place: Clayton, NC · CLAYTON, NC
- Location: 35.6581° N, 78.4460° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clayton, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6581&lon=-78.4460&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 28, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164380
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72AN072
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72AN072

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3723  71/11/30   CLAYTON,NC          BEECH A35           CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE UNK/NR,
        TIME - 1815                    N71C                PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            2390 TOTAL HOURS, 900 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FLOWERS RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHARLOTTE,NC                CLAYTON,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: ANIMALS                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - ANIMAL(S) ON RUNWAY/TAXIWAY/RAMP
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        REMARKS- BLACK ANGUS COWS ON RWY. PLT DIDNT CK WITH RANCHER BFOR T/O.COWS GRAZED ON ARPT WHEN NO FLYING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N71C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71C-2017-03-21), registration cancelled 2017-03-21, S/N D-3464, built 1953 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A35
- Registry model: [Beech D35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d35) (registry code 1151510) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental E185 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (registry code 17014, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Flowers Ranch

## Other investigations on N71C (1)

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.

- [NTSB DIA68A0044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA68A0044), Apr 17, 1968: Beech 35 (N71C), Lynchburg, VA, 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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