# Accident 19730102001009A: Beech F35, Lester, WA, January 2, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 2, 1973
- Place: Lester, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 47.2093° N, 121.4940° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lester, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2093&lon=-121.4940&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4218B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4218B-2023-02-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech F35 (registry code 1151514, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-f35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E225 series (registry code 17015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH F35
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,380 total, 1,380 in this make and model, 52 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA73FYE24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73FYE24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730102001009A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PLT OVERFLEW PLANNED ENRTE REFUEL STOP BECAUSE FUEL GAUGES ERRONEOUSLY INDICATED ENOUGH REMAINING.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA73FYE24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73FYE24), Jan 2, 1973: Beech F35 (N4218B), Lester, WA, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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