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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech F35 · Wakefield, VA · August 1, 1973

Date
August 1, 1973
Place
Wakefield, VA
Airport
Wakefield Mun
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N42B
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD74FID07
Reported as
Beech F35
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,000 total593 in this make and model23 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Acft obsvd EST 150-200FT AGL in r dscndg turn which cont into a corn fld. Pax felt acft fall.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT OBSVD EST 150-200FT AGL IN R DSCNDG TURN WHICH CONT INTO A CORN FLD.PAX FELT ACFT FALL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.