# NTSB Accident CHI96LA274
> **BEECH 35** · 1996-08-03 · YANKTON, SD, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI96LA274
- **Event ID:** 20001208X06442
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-08-03
- **Location:** YANKTON, SD, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.880908, -97.389533
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 4
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BEECH
- **Model:** 35
- **Registration:** N3392V
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

an improper in-flight decision by the pilot when he shut the engine off as the airplane approached the landing runway.   Factors associated with this accident were an inadequate maintenance inspection by the mechanic when the actuating arm fracture was not identified during the annual inspection occurring 5 months before the accident, and the pilot not maintaining a proper glidepath and descent rate on final approach after shutting his engine off.

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