# Accident 19740226005419A: Beech N35, Medford, WI, February 26, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 26, 1974
- Place: Medford, WI
- Airport: Medford
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 45.1356° N, 90.3425° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Medford, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1356&lon=-90.3425&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1297Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1297Z-1975-02-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech N35 (registry code 1151528, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-n35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH N35
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 496 total, 81 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74DEP32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEP32) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740226005419A

## Narrative

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

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## 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 CHI74DEP32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEP32), Feb 26, 1974: Beech N35 (N1297Z), Medford, WI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1297Z (1)

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

- [Accident 19750104000299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750104000299A), Jan 4, 1975: Beech N35 (N1297Z), Salem, AR, Destroyed. Acft destroyed by fire. Plt reportedly stated bfr tkof fuel low. Acft out of annual.

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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