# Accident 19731008030829A: Beech M35, Calexico, CA, October 8, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 1973
- Place: Calexico, CA
- Airport: Calexico
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 32.6674° N, 115.5176° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CALEXICO INTL (CXL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6674&lon=-115.5176&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9733R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH M35
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,889 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX74FUM08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74FUM08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731008030829A

## Narrative

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

DOWNDRAFT,GUSTING TO 35K. LND 230 FT SHORT OF RWY. DMGD R WG. S TURNS ON APCH DUE PRIOR LDG ACFT.

## 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 LAX74FUM08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74FUM08), Oct 8, 1973: Beech M35 (N9733R), Calexico, CA, 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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