# Accident 19730909043039A: Beech B35, Bainbridge, FL, September 9, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 1973
- Place: Bainbridge, FL
- Airport: Mt Pleasant
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Aircraft: N5555K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5555K-2012-08-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B35 (registry code 1151506, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E225 series (registry code 17015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B35
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,262 total, 208 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA74FKG24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FKG24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730909043039A

## Narrative

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

RUPTURED DIAPHRAM IN PROP HYD CTL UNIT.WINDSHIELD OIL COVERED.MN GR HIT DIRT MOUND SHORT OF RWY.

## 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 MIA74FKG24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FKG24), Sep 9, 1973: Beech B35 (N5555K), Bainbridge, GA, 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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