# Accident 19740308010769A: Beech F35, Lake Havasu, AZ, March 8, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 1974
- Place: Lake Havasu, AZ
- Airport: Lake Havasu
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Location: 34.5711° N, 114.3583° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAKE HAVASU CITY (HII), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5711&lon=-114.3583&mi=10
- Aircraft: N711LB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N711LB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A35 (registry code 1151504, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH F35
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,100 total, 500 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX74FUJ44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74FUJ44) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740308010769A

## Narrative

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

PLT CHG FUEL SEL VALVE HNDL TO MAIN TANK.HNDL ONLY ROTATED.FUEL SEL VALVE REMND ON AUX TANK

## 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 LAX74FUJ44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74FUJ44), Mar 8, 1974: Beech D35 (N711LB), Lake Havasu, AZ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N711LB (1)

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

- [Incident 20240828012219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240828012219I), Aug 28, 2024: Beech A35 (N711LB), Greensboro, NC, No damage. Approximately 2.5 NM from final into gso engine lost power due to fuel exhaustion in the tank selected. Landed on highway with no damage to aircraft.

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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