# Accident 19731208038849A: Beech G35, Chaplin, CT, December 8, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 8, 1973
- Place: Chaplin, CT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 41.7948° N, 72.1273° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chaplin, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7948&lon=-72.1273&mi=10
- Aircraft: N118B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N118B-1974-01-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech G35 (registry code 1151516, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-g35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH G35
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC74AN052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74AN052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731208038849A

## Narrative

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

TEMP PWR LOSS FOLLOWED BY PWR SURGE.

## 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 NYC74AN052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74AN052), Dec 8, 1973: Beech G35 (N118B), Chaplin, CT, destroyed, 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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