# Accident 19730816030579A: Beech F35, Alta, IA, August 16, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 1973
- Place: Alta, IA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 42.6717° N, 95.3045° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alta, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6717&lon=-95.3045&mi=10
- Aircraft: N389W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N389W-1973-11-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E35 (registry code 1151512, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH F35
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 8,150 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC74AK006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74AK006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730816030579A

## Narrative

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

SEVERE TURB IN AREA.L STAB ASSY SEPARATED.PLT REQ & RCVD OMAHA & SIOUX CITY WEA.NO OTR TRNSMSNS.

## 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 MKC74AK006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74AK006), Aug 16, 1973: Beech E35 (N389W), Alta, IA, destroyed, 3 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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