# Accident 19740428015059A: Beech A45, Prunedale, CA, April 28, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 1974
- Place: Prunedale, CA
- Airport: Boesch
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Location: 36.7758° N, 121.6697° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Prunedale, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7758&lon=-121.6697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12268, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12268-1974-07-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech T-34A (registry code 1152008, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-t-34a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A45
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,125 total, 300 in this make and model, 57 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK74FVM25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74FVM25) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740428015059A

## Narrative

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

GO ARND FROM LOW PASS AT STRIP INTO RISING TERRAIN & FARM BLDGS.

## 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 OAK74FVM25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74FVM25), Apr 28, 1974: Beech T-34A (N12268), Prunedale, CA, destroyed

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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