# Accident 19731009041799A: Beech D35, Aurora, MI, October 9, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 1973
- Place: Aurora, MI
- Airport: Iron Mountain
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Location: 46.4488° N, 90.1460° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aurora, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.4488&lon=-90.1460&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2964B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2964B-1974-02-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech D35 (registry code 1151510, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D35
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,685 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74AC033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74AC033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731009041799A

## Narrative

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

DSCNDD BLO MDA HIT TREES AT 1280FT MSL ABT 3MI SSE OF ARPT.ALT PRES SET 29.95IN BAROMETER 30.05IN.

## 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 CHI74AC033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74AC033), Oct 9, 1973: Beech D35 (N2964B), Aurora, WI, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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