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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech B35 · Sapelo Island, GA · July 4, 1973

Date
July 4, 1973
Place
Sapelo Island, GA
Airport
Sapelo Island
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8859A
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA74FKG01
Reported as
Beech B35
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,170 total182 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Airborne drifted l struck large oak tree with l wing.

As the FAA filed it

AIRBORNE DRIFTED L STRUCK LARGE OAK TREE WITH L WING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.