# Accident 19730514018039A: Beech F35, Iron River, MI, May 14, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 1973
- Place: Iron River, MI
- Airport: Stambaugh
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 46.0788° N, 88.6355° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at STAMBAUGH (Y73), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.0788&lon=-88.6355&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3499B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3499B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E35 (registry code 1151512, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E225 series (registry code 17015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH F35
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,588 total, 924 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI73FEM56](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEM56) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730514018039A

## Narrative

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

LOOSE CONNECTION IN GEAR WARN HORN.ENCTRD DWNDFT ON PREV LDG RTRCTD GR MADE GO-AROUND.

## 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 CHI73FEM56](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEM56), May 14, 1973: Beech E35 (N3499B), Iron River, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3499B (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19760229005839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760229005839A), Feb 29, 1976: Beech E35 (N3499B), Live Oak, FL, Substantial damage. Aux fuel lvl flt only. Acft in steep bank,fuel sel psn r aux.

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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