Beechcraft S35 N5883S
8 October 1971 · Topeka, Kansas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 8 October 1971 at about 10:02 local time, a Beechcraft S35 registered N5883S, operated by Deems Farm EQU, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Topeka, Kansas, United States. One person was on board. In all, 3 people died in this accident, including people in another aircraft or on the ground. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:02
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Topeka, Kansas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Philip Billard
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft S35
- Registration
- N5883S
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Deems Farm EQU
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Lawrence, Kans → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1998
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 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
BEECH WAS ON R BASE LEG FOR RWY 35. BOTH ACFT WERE ON SAME CTL TWR FREQUENCY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft S35 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Nov 1971 | Beechcraft S35 | Breinigsville, Pennsylvania, United States | Silver Cloud A | No injuries | - |
| 30 Mar 1971 | Beechcraft S35 | Monterey, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jun 1971 | Beechcraft S35 | Iowa City, Iowa, United States | Sioux Land MOB | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jul 1971 | Beechcraft S35 | Old Fort, North Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 6 |
| 14 Feb 1971 | Beechcraft S35 | Mountain Home, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Nov 1971 | Beechcraft S35 | Pierre, South Dakota, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
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 | - |