# Accident 19741001039719A: Beech 3N, S.Francisco, CA, October 1, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 1974
- Place: S.Francisco, CA
- Airport: San Francisco Int
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 37.7750° N, 122.4194° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Francisco, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7750&lon=-122.4194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6689, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6689-1975-06-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 3N (registry code 1151042, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-3n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 3N
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,980 total, 750 in this make and model, 71 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK74AP014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74AP014-142521) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741001039719A

## Narrative

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

L ENG FUEL PUMP FAILED.PLT DIDNT USE WOBBLE PUMP & FEATH L PROP TOO LATE.DITCHED IN BAY.

## 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 OAK74AP014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74AP014-142521), Oct 1, 1974: Beech 3N (N6689), S.Francisco, 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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