# Accident 19740901030979A: Beech P35BEECH, Jena, LA, September 1, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 1974
- Place: Jena, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 31.6902° N, 92.1286° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jena, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.6902&lon=-92.1286&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6515R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6515R-1974-10-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech P35 (registry code 1151530, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-p35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH P35BEECH
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 1,024 total, 31 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW75AF013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75AF013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740901030979A

## Narrative

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

PLT FAILED TO INITIATE FLT PLAN AFTER TKOF.DIDNT REQ ENROUTE WEA & FLEW INTO TSTM.

## 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 FTW75AF013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75AF013), Sep 1, 1974: Beech P35 (N6515R), Jena, LA, 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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