# Accident 19731004032229A: Beech 65A90, Casper, WY, October 4, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 1973
- Place: Casper, WY
- Airport: Natrona County International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 42.8421° N, 106.3213° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Casper, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8421&lon=-106.3213&mi=10
- Aircraft: N100HM (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65A90
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,069 total, 213 in this make and model, 137 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN74FTC15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74FTC15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731004032229A

## Narrative

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

PWR CTL ARM NOT ENGAGED WITH FUEL CTL SHAFT.SAFETY WIRE MISSING.ACFT CROSSED TWO IRRIGATN DITCHES.

## 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 DEN74FTC15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74FTC15), Oct 4, 1973: Beech 65-A90 (N100HM), Casper, WY, 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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