# Accident 19740107020139A: Beech 58, Big Bear Cy, CA, January 7, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 7, 1974
- Place: Big Bear Cy, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 34.2611° N, 116.8450° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Big Bear City, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2611&lon=-116.8450&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9269Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9269Q-1974-08-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 58 (registry code 1152740, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,693 total, 551 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX74AL050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74AL050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740107020139A

## Narrative

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

CLIMBING TO 14000FT IN THE CLOUDS.FREEZING LVL APRX 10000FT.RCVRD 1/13/74.NORTON 1255PST WX.

## 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 LAX74AL050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74AL050), Jan 7, 1974: Beech 58 (N9269Q), Big Bear Cy, CA, destroyed, 3 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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