# Accident 19740504012779A: Beech N35, Butler, PA, May 4, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 1974
- Place: Butler, PA
- Airport: Butler Graham
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 40.8616° N, 79.8962° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Butler, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8616&lon=-79.8962&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9373Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9373Y-2018-03-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech N35 (registry code 1151528, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-n35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH N35
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 630 total, 532 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC74FGM28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FGM28) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740504012779A

## Narrative

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

DRG LDG ROLL PLT PLACED GR RATHER THAN FLAP SWITCH IN UP PSN.

## 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 NYC74FGM28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FGM28), May 4, 1974: Beech N35 (N9373Y), Butler, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9373Y (2)

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

- [Incident 19881124052799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881124052799I), Nov 24, 1988: Beech N35 (N9373Y), Meadville, PA, Minor damage. Mistook gear horn for stall warning. Blinded by sun. Too late to go around. Landed with gear up.
- [Accident 19780706016599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780706016599A), Jul 6, 1978: Beech N35 (N9373Y), Meadville, PA, Substantial damage

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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