# Accident 19730221003329A: Beech E35, Marion, NC, February 21, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 1973
- Place: Marion, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 35.6762° N, 82.0008° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marion, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6762&lon=-82.0008&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3207C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3207C-1974-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E35 (registry code 1151512, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E35
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC73AN113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73AN113) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730221003329A

## Narrative

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

MDT OR GTR TURBC FCSTD BLO 12000FT.THROWOVER YOKE R SEAT.

## 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 NYC73AN113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73AN113), Feb 21, 1973: Beech E35 (N3207C), Marion, NC, destroyed, 4 fatal

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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