# Accident 19740726035499A: Beech A35, Selma, CA, July 26, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1974
- Place: Selma, CA
- Airport: Selma
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 36.5810° N, 119.6570° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SELMA (0Q4), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5810&lon=-119.6570&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8509A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8509A-1974-12-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A35 (registry code 1151504, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A35
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK75AP004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75AP004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740726035499A

## Narrative

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

OVR MAX GROSS WT 103 LBS. 1.47 IN AHEAD OF FWD CG LIMIT. TEMP 100 DEG.

## 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 OAK75AP004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75AP004), Jul 26, 1974: Beech A35 (N8509A), Selma, CA, destroyed, 3 fatal

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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