# Accident 19731003031829A: Beech A36, Marathon, TX, October 3, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 1973
- Place: Marathon, TX
- Airport: Uj Adams Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 30.2209° N, 103.2366° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marathon, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2209&lon=-103.2366&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9273Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9273Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 255 total, 6 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74DDQ08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DDQ08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731003031829A

## Narrative

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

STRIP SURFACE ROUGH.

## 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 FTW74DDQ08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DDQ08), Oct 3, 1973: Beech A36 (N9273Q), Marathon, TX, 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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