# Accident 19730629019729A: Beech V35B, Novato, CA, June 29, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 1973
- Place: Novato, CA
- Airport: Gnoss Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 38.1436° N, 122.5571° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GNOSS FLD (DVO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1436&lon=-122.5571&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4163A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4163A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech V35B (registry code 1151548, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 479 total, 413 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK73DVD47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73DVD47) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730629019729A

## Narrative

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

WIND GUSTING 15K.NS AND R MAIN GR COLLAPSED.

## 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 OAK73DVD47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73DVD47), Jun 29, 1973: Beech V35B (N4163A), Novato, 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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