# Accident 19780909028259A: Beech F35, Cottonwood, AZ, September 9, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 1978
- Place: Cottonwood, AZ
- Airport: Cottonwood
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 34.7301° N, 112.0351° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at COTTONWOOD (P52), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7301&lon=-112.0351&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7SW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C35 (registry code 1151508, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH F35
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 24,201 total, 102 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX78DUK01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DUK01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780909028259A

## Narrative

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

CAMERA STRAP FOULED IN EMERG GEAR CRANK PREVENTING FULL EXTEN.PROIVE BOOT NOT INSTALLED.

## 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 LAX78DUK01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DUK01), Sep 9, 1978: Beech C35 (N7SW), Cottonwood, AZ, 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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