# Accident 19730717022609A: Beech M35, Curtis, MI, July 17, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1973
- Place: Curtis, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Aircraft: N842R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N842R) (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: 3,615 total, 10 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74DEM05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEM05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730717022609A

## Narrative

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

PREV FLTS FRM R SEAT.PLT SELECTED EMPTY FUEL TANK.NOSE GR HIT ANT HILL.

## 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 CHI74DEM05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEM05), Jul 17, 1973: Beech M35 (N842R), Curtis, MI, 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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