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Beechcraft A36 N72MB

25 June 1978 · Olathe, Kansas, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 25 June 1978 at about 10:46 local time, a Beechcraft A36 registered N72MB, operated by Birdsong Reeve, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Olathe, Kansas, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 10:46
Classification
Accident
Location
Olathe, Kansas, United States
Nearest airport
Executive Johnson
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Beechcraft A36
Registration
N72MB
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
1
Operator
Birdsong Reeve
Operating rule
Corporate/Executive
Purpose of flight
Air Show/Air Racing
Phase of flight
Landing
Route
Casper, Wy → S
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-1682

People

2 people were seriously injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 2 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

MIXTURE CONTROL NOT IN FULL RICH POSITION

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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