# Accident 19730210003149A: Beech A35, Elida, NM, February 10, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 10, 1973
- Place: Elida, NM
- Airport: Byrd
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 33.9469° N, 103.6531° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elida, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9469&lon=-103.6531&mi=10
- Aircraft: N719B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N719B-1986-01-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A35 (registry code 1151504, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A35
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 258 total, 6 in this make and model, 47 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN73FQG20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73FQG20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730210003149A

## Narrative

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

OUTER CTL WHEEL SEVERED FROM TORQUE KNEE FITTING.AILERON CTL SYS INOP.ANNUAL INSP 5 HRS PRIOR.

## 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 DEN73FQG20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73FQG20), Feb 10, 1973: Beech A35 (N719B), Elida, NM, 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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