# Accident 19741208040549A: Beech G35, Lampasas, TX, December 8, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 8, 1974
- Place: Lampasas, TX
- Airport: Lampasas
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 31.1062° N, 98.1959° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAMPASAS (LZZ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1062&lon=-98.1959&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4243D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4243D-2005-11-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech G35 (registry code 1151516, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-g35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E225 series (registry code 17015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH G35
- Reported engine: CONT
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,900 total, 63 in this make and model, 196 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW75DRG46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DRG46) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741208040549A

## Narrative

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

CON ROD FAILED.PUNCHED HOLE IN CRANKCASE.

## 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 FTW75DRG46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DRG46), Dec 8, 1974: Beech G35 (N4243D), Lampasas, TX, 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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