Beechcraft C90 N936K
3 January 1973 · Blairstown, Iowa, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 3 January 1973 at about 17:22 local time, a Beechcraft C90 registered N936K, operated by Morplan, Inc., was involved in an accident during in flight near Blairstown, Iowa, United States. 5 people were on board and 5 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:22
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Blairstown, Iowa, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft C90
- Registration
- N936K
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Morplan, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Corporate/Executive
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Omaha, Nebr → Cedar Rapids, Iowa
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- 3-0705
People
5 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 5 | 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
BEGAN DESCENT TO ILS APCH LATE.BELIEVED PLT EXPEDITED DESCENT, APCH FLAPS, GR DWN.L WG, ENG, TAIL SEP.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft C90 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Dec 1973 | Beechcraft C90 | W Columbia, South Carolina, United States | Columbia Bank | Fatal | 2 |
| 4 Nov 1975 | Beechcraft C90 | Charleston, West Virginia, United States | McJunkin Corp | Fatal | 6 |
| 18 Apr 1975 | Beechcraft C90 | Grand Rapids, Minnesota, United States | United Power A | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Sep 1977 | Beechcraft C90 | Pontiac, Illinois, United States | Drives, Inc | Fatal | 2 |
| 16 Jan 1979 | Beechcraft C90 | Houston, Texas, United States | Crutcher Resou | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Jan 1980 | Beechcraft C90 | Ellensburg, Washington, United States | Puget Sound PO | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1973 | Cessna 150J | No.olmstead, Ohio, United States | Ortner Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1973 | Cessna 180 | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1973 | Cessna 210H | Flagler Beach, Florida, United States | Asphalt Produc | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Apr 1973 | Cessna 172 | Bristol, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1973 | Cessna 150F | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1973 | Lake LA-4 | Key West, Florida, United States | US Dept of INT | No injuries | - |