# Accident 19730430013039A: Beech F35, West Bend, WI, April 30, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 1973
- Place: West Bend, WI
- Airport: West Bend Mun
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 43.4222° N, 88.1279° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WEST BEND MUNI (ETB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4222&lon=-88.1279&mi=10
- Aircraft: N563T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N563T-1974-01-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 35-A33 (registry code 1151404, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35-a33) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH F35
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,250 total, 6,000 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI73FEP50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEP50) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730430013039A

## Narrative

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

NOT INST RATED.PLT STATED L WING DROPPED UN OVRRIDE AUTO PLT.AUTO PLT CKD BY MFG FOUND OK.

## 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 CHI73FEP50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEP50), Apr 30, 1973: Beech 35-A33 (N563T), West Bend, WI, 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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