# Accident 19740618017109A: Beech S35, Visalia, CA, June 18, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 1974
- Place: Visalia, CA
- Airport: Green Acres
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Location: 36.3398° N, 119.3261° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Green Acres Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3398&lon=-119.3261&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1708W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1708W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech S35 (registry code 1151532, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-s35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH S35
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,129 total, 188 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK74FVA76](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74FVA76) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740618017109A

## Narrative

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

SLIPPED ACFT WITH INSUFFICIENT FUEL IN TANK PER AD 70-3-5 & UNCOVERED PORT.LND IN COTTON FLD.

## 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 OAK74FVA76](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74FVA76), Jun 18, 1974: Beech S35 (N1708W), Visalia, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1708W (2)

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

- [Incident 20260626009909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260626009909I), Jun 26, 2026: Beech S35 (N1708W), Kingsburg, CA, Minor damage. While en route from monterey regional airport (mry) to visalia municipal airport (vis), the pilot reported that the aircraft's engine was running rough. As a…
- [Incident 19790111001029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790111001029I), Jan 11, 1979: Beech S35 (N1708W), Visalia, CA, Minor damage. Pilot inadvertently retracted gear instead of flaps on rollout.

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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