# Accident 19730612016609A: Beech M35, Modesto, CA, June 12, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 1973
- Place: Modesto, CA
- Airport: Modesto
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 37.6391° N, 120.9969° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Modesto, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6391&lon=-120.9969&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9777R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9777R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech M35 (registry code 1151526, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-m35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH M35
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 390 total, 105 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK73FVA64](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73FVA64) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730612016609A

## Narrative

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

PLT STARTED TKOF WITH GR HANDLE IN UP POSITION.

## 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 OAK73FVA64](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73FVA64), Jun 12, 1973: Beech M35 (N9777R), Modesto, CA, 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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