# Accident 19740827028739A: Beech C50, Alma, AR, August 27, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 1974
- Place: Alma, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 35.4927° N, 94.2121° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alma, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4927&lon=-94.2121&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3713B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3713B-1974-10-11) (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: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 879 total, 20 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW75AF010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75AF010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740827028739A

## Narrative

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

OUTBD SECT BOTH HORIZ STAB ASSY,BOTH WING ASSY SEPARATED.

## 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 FTW75AF010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75AF010), Aug 27, 1974: Beech C50 (N3713B), Alma, AR, destroyed, 4 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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