Beechcraft C35 N8953A
1 October 1971 · Hartford, South Dakota, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 1 October 1971 at about 10:28 local time, a Beechcraft C35 registered N8953A was involved in an accident during in flight near Hartford, South Dakota, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:28
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hartford, South Dakota, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft C35
- Registration
- N8953A
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Minneapolis, Minn → North Platte, Nebr
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3359
People
4 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
FLEW INTO UNFCSTD TSTM. R WG, BOTH STABS AND CTL SURFACES SEPARATED IN FLT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft C35 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Sep 1971 | Beechcraft C35 | Dekalb, Illinois, United States | Southern Combu | No injuries | - |
| 9 Nov 1971 | Beechcraft C35 | Hamilton, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 25 Nov 1971 | Beechcraft C35 | Astoria, Oregon, United States | - | Fatal | 6 |
| 5 Nov 1971 | Beechcraft C35 | Arden, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1971 | Beechcraft C35 | Manchester, New Hampshire, United States | New England AV | Fatal | 4 |
| 7 May 1971 | Beechcraft C35 | Cloverland, Indiana, United States | FLB Flyers, Inc | Fatal | 2 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |