# Accident 19730505012569A: Beech 35BEECH, Frankln Grove, IL, May 5, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 1973
- Place: Frankln Grove, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 41.8413° N, 89.3000° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Franklin Grove, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8413&lon=-89.3000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3891N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3891N-2012-09-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 35 (registry code 1151502, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35BEECH
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,546 total, 24 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI73FEE57](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEE57) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730505012569A

## Narrative

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

L FUEL TANK FULL R TANK APRX 1/2 PINT OF FUEL.FUEL SELECTOR AND FUEL GAGE SWITCH PSND R TANK.

## 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 CHI73FEE57](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEE57), May 5, 1973: Beech 35 (N3891N), Frankln Grove, IL, 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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