# Accident 19731119041132A: Beech D45, Kinston, NC, November 19, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 19, 1973
- Place: Kinston, NC
- Airport: Stallings Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 35.2751° N, 77.5934° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kinston, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2751&lon=-77.5934&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4738C (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D45
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,691 total, 102 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC74AN045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74AN045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731119041132A

## Narrative

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

NOSE GR IND SWITCH MALFUNCTIONED.PLT TO MAINTAIN 70K AT 5000FT EXTND GR OTR ACFT WOULD INSPECT.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N14514, Beech D45: [Accident 19731119041131A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731119041131A)

## 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 NYC74AN045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74AN045), Nov 19, 1973: Beech T-34B (N4738C), Kinston, NC, minor damage, 2 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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