# Accident 19741019040739A: Beech S35, Staunton, VA, October 19, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 1974
- Place: Staunton, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Location: 38.1580° N, 79.0619° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Staunton, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1580&lon=-79.0619&mi=10
- Aircraft: N724TG (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH S35
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 730 total, 280 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD75FID07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75FID07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741019040739A

## Narrative

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

FUEL INDICATOR CKD OK.L TANK EMPTY,R TANK 1/4 FULL.

## 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 IAD75FID07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75FID07), Oct 19, 1974: Beech S35 (N724TG), Staunton, VA, 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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