# Accident 19731024034789A: Beech 35A33, Paducah, KY, October 24, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 24, 1973
- Place: Paducah, KY
- Airport: Barkley Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 37.0603° N, 88.7730° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BARKLEY RGNL (PAH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0603&lon=-88.7730&mi=10
- Aircraft: N975B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N975B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 35-A33 (registry code 1151404, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35-a33) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35A33
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 367 total, 228 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD74DLQ13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DLQ13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731024034789A

## Narrative

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

EMGCY GR EXTN REQUIRES 50 CRANK ROTATIONS,PLT DIDNT COUNT TURNS.DEAD BATTERY PVTD REG ACTUATION.

## 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 IAD74DLQ13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DLQ13), Oct 24, 1973: Beech 35-A33 (N975B), Paducah, KY, 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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