# Accident 19730609015259A: Beech E35, Spruce Pine, NC, June 9, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 1973
- Place: Spruce Pine, NC
- Airport: Avery County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 35.9140° N, 82.0697° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spruce Pine, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9140&lon=-82.0697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3229C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3229C-1982-04-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E35 (registry code 1151512, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E35
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 400 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD73DKM45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73DKM45) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730609015259A

## Narrative

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

ABT 5FT ABV APCH END OF RWY R WING DROPPED HIT RUNWAY.BOTH SPARS IN WING BENT.

## 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 IAD73DKM45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73DKM45), Jun 9, 1973: Beech E35 (N3229C), Spruce Pine, NC, 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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.