# Accident 19730717022939A: Beech C35BEECH, Rio Grand, NJ, July 17, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1973
- Place: Rio Grand, NJ
- Airport: Cape May County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 39.0084° N, 74.9085° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CAPE MAY COUNTY (WWD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0084&lon=-74.9085&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5998C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5998C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C35 (registry code 1151508, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C35BEECH
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,334 total, 252 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC74FHD13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FHD13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730717022939A

## Narrative

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

EMGCY LDG GR EXTN HANDLE WAS UNCOVERED NOT IN RETRACTED PSN HAD BECOME FOULED IN A PIECE OF CARPET

## 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 NYC74FHD13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FHD13), Jul 17, 1973: Beech C35 (N5998C), Rio Grand, NJ, 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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