# Accident 19740106003769A: Beech H35, Canyon, TX, January 6, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 6, 1974
- Place: Canyon, TX
- Airport: Canyon
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 34.9903° N, 101.9190° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Canyon, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9903&lon=-101.9190&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4697D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4697D-2012-12-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech H35 (registry code 1151520, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH H35
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 619 total, 33 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74FQG35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FQG35) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740106003769A

## Narrative

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

REBUILT NOSE GR BRACE ASSMBLY FAILED/4TH LNDG ON PART SINCE INSTALATN/NO MAINT RELEASE TAG ON PART

## 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 FTW74FQG35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FQG35), Jan 6, 1974: Beech H35 (N4697D), Canyon, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4697D (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19850523019879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850523019879A), May 23, 1985: Beech H35 (N4697D), Wichita Falls, TX, Substantial damage. Aircraft struck mesquite trees and ground during attempted landing. Probable fuel exhaustion.

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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