# Accident 19740616016699A: Beech 35B33, Smithfield, RI, June 16, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 1974
- Place: Smithfield, RI
- Airport: North Central
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Location: 41.9220° N, 71.5495° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Smithfield, RI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9220&lon=-71.5495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9782Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9782Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 35-B33 (registry code 1151406, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35-b33) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35B33
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 800 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC74FNA45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FNA45) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740616016699A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STALLED AIRCRAFT DURING CIRCLING APPROACH IN FOG AND HAZE CONDITIONS.

## 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 NYC74FNA45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FNA45), Jun 16, 1974: Beech 35-33 (N9782Y), Smithfield, RI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9782Y (1)

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

- [Incident 20240910017959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240910017959I), Sep 10, 2024: Beech 35-B33 (N9782Y), Fallbrook, CA, Minor damage. The pilot claims that he did not hear a gear warning horn and failed to lower the landing gear on approach for landing. The aircraft landed with the landing…

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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