# Accident 19740825027549A: Beech C50, Bakersfield, CA, August 25, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 1974
- Place: Bakersfield, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 35.3733° N, 119.0187° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bakersfield, CA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3733&lon=-119.0187&mi=10
- Aircraft: N505D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N505D-1984-06-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C-50 (registry code 1152510, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c-50) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C50
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,327 total, 31 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX75FVA15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75FVA15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740825027549A

## Narrative

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

ENTIRE L PROP & HUB SEPARATED. NOT RECOVERED. PLT LND OK.

## 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 LAX75FVA15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75FVA15), Aug 25, 1974: Beech C50 (N505D), Bakersfield, CA, 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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