# Accident 19730704027029A: Beech B35, Sapelo Island, GA, July 4, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1973
- Place: Sapelo Island, GA
- Airport: Sapelo Island
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 31.4258° N, 81.2859° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SAPELO ISLAND (08GA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.4258&lon=-81.2859&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8859A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8859A-1975-06-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B35 (registry code 1151506, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B35
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,170 total, 182 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA74FKG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FKG01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730704027029A

## Narrative

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

AIRBORNE DRIFTED L STRUCK LARGE OAK TREE WITH L WING.

## 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 MIA74FKG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FKG01), Jul 4, 1973: Beech B35 (N8859A), Sapelo Island, GA, 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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