# Accident 19750726021789A: Beech F35, Bradenton, FL, July 26, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1975
- Place: Bradenton, FL
- Airport: Palma Sola
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 27.4898° N, 82.5768° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bradenton, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4898&lon=-82.5768&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5944C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5944C-2001-07-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C35 (registry code 1151508, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH F35
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,550 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA76FLD07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FLD07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750726021789A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREE PLT PREOCCUPIED WITH OPEN CABIN DOOR.DISCREPANCY IN DOOR HANDLE.

## 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 MIA76FLD07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FLD07), Jul 26, 1975: Beech C35 (N5944C), Bradenton, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5944C (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19911004044969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911004044969A), Oct 4, 1991: Beech 35BEECH (N5944C), Henryetta, OK, Substantial damage. Engine failed en route diverted to near airport but landed short. Oil on underside. Engine recently installed.

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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