# Accident 19730602014129A: Beech TC45G, Feeding Hill, MA, June 2, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 1973
- Place: Feeding Hill, MA
- Airport: Bowles Agawam
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Aircraft: N8615A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8615A-1973-06-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech D18S (registry code 1151004, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d18s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH TC45G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 850 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC73AN148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73AN148) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730602014129A

## Narrative

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

PLT HAD TO AVOID LARGE HOUSE.

## 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 NYC73AN148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73AN148), Jun 2, 1973: Beech D18S (N8615A), Feeding Hill, MA, 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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