# Accident 19760514020649A: Beech V35TC, Furnace Creek, CA, May 14, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 1976
- Place: Furnace Creek, CA
- Airport: Death Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 36.4580° N, 116.8709° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Furnace Creek, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4580&lon=-116.8709&mi=10
- Aircraft: N499DS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N499DS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech V35 (registry code 1151538, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35TC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 555 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK76DVW26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DVW26) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760514020649A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 OAK76DVW26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DVW26), May 14, 1976: Beech V35 (N499DS), Furnace Creek, 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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