# Accident 19730222004269A: Beech E50, Republic, MO, February 22, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 1973
- Place: Republic, MO
- Airport: Westport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 37.1686° N, 93.4131° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Republic, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1686&lon=-93.4131&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3911, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3911-1973-06-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C-50 (registry code 1152510, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c-50) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E50
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 9,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC73AK052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73AK052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730222004269A

## Narrative

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

ACFT OBS CIRCLING OVER TOWN AT LOW ALT. PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 120 MG PCT.HIT 2 SMALL BLDGS.

## 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 MKC73AK052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73AK052), Feb 22, 1973: Beech C50 (N3911), Republic, MO, destroyed, 2 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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