# Accident 19741229042659A: Beech B35, Bakersfield, CA, December 29, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 29, 1974
- Place: Bakersfield, CA
- Airport: Bakersfield Airpk
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 35.3733° N, 119.0187° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bakersfield, CA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3733&lon=-119.0187&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5234C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5234C-2011-02-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B35 (registry code 1151506, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B35
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 321 total, 30 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX75DVA40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75DVA40) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741229042659A

## Narrative

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

GR MOTOR DIDNT FULLY EXTEND GR. WARNING SYS INDICATED GR SAFE.

## 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 LAX75DVA40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75DVA40), Dec 29, 1974: Beech B35 (N5234C), Bakersfield, 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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