# Accident 19730728022649A: Beech F35, Natchitoches, LA, July 28, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1973
- Place: Natchitoches, LA
- Airport: Natchitoches Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 31.7357° N, 93.0992° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NATCHITOCHES RGNL (IER), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7357&lon=-93.0992&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8798A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8798A-1973-10-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B35 (registry code 1151506, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH F35
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 681 total, 50 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74AF006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74AF006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730728022649A

## Narrative

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

ENTERED CLIMBING L TURN AFTER LIFT OFF TO ABOUT 500 FT AGL,THEN INCREASED BANK TO 80 DEG.LOST CTL.

## 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 FTW74AF006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74AF006), Jul 28, 1973: Beech B35 (N8798A), Natchitoches, LA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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