# Accident 19730120003409A: Beech B35, Grand Rapids, MI, January 20, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 20, 1973
- Place: Grand Rapids, MI
- Airport: Kent Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 42.9634° N, 85.6681° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Rapids, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9634&lon=-85.6681&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5240C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5240C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B35 (registry code 1151506, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B35
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 45 total, 21 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI73FEM38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEM38) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730120003409A

## Narrative

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

PLT FLIPPED SWITCH TO TURN ON LDG LGTS-GEAR RETRACTED.LGT SWITCH NEXT TO GR SWITCH.

## 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 CHI73FEM38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEM38), Jan 20, 1973: Beech B35 (N5240C), Grand Rapids, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5240C (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20210403005819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210403005819A), Apr 3, 2021: Beech B35 (N5240C), Pearland, TX, Destroyed. On April 3rd at 735AM, N5240C departed T79 in an easterly direction. T79 is located in Pearland Texas. The airport has an east/west grass runway with 50 feet…

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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