# Accident 19730918039389A: Beech H35, Albany, GA, September 18, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 1973
- Place: Albany, GA
- Airport: Dougherty County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 31.5785° N, 84.1557° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albany, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5785&lon=-84.1557&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8317D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8317D-2013-08-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech H35 (registry code 1151520, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH H35
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 550 total, 300 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA74DKG35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKG35) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730918039389A

## Narrative

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

GR CKD OK UP AND DWN.GR UP WARNING HORN DID NOT SOUND IN GR UP PSN.

## 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 MIA74DKG35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKG35), Sep 18, 1973: Beech H35 (N8317D), Albany, 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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