# Accident 19730707026462A: Beech V35, Sonoma, CA, July 7, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1973
- Place: Sonoma, CA
- Airport: Sonoma Sky Park
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 38.2575° N, 122.4346° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SONOMA SKYPARK (0Q9), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2575&lon=-122.4346&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3746Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3746Q-2014-05-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech V35 (registry code 1151538, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK74AP002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74AP002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730707026462A

## Narrative

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

UNCONTROLLED ARPT.BEECH ON FINAL STRUCK BY CHAMPION TURNING FROM SHORT BASE LEG.BEECH LND OK.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N5127T, Blanca 7HC: [Accident 19730707026461A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730707026461A)

## 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 OAK74AP002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74AP002), Jul 7, 1973: Beech V35 (N3746Q), Sonoma, CA, substantial damage, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N3746Q (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19780318008689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780318008689I), Mar 18, 1978: Beech V35 (N3746Q), Orient, WA, Minor damage. Pilot landed on closed airport had been briefed. Gear collapsed in 8 inches of snow.

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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