# NTSB DEN74AD029: Beech A35, N8512A, Plain City, UT, December 1, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 1, 1973
- Place: Plain City, UT · PLAIN CITY, UT
- Location: 41.3067° N, 112.0943° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plain City, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3067&lon=-112.0943&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 3, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187641
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN74AD029
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74AD029

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3415   73/12/1   PLAIN CITY,UT       BEECH A35           CR-  2  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 498
        TIME - 1430                    N8512A              PX-  0  0  0  CHECK                     TOTAL HOURS, 103 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OGDEN,UT                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           CHECK PILOT - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           CHECK PILOT - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- THROW-OVER YOKE.SIM ENG FAIL LO ALT.INSUFFICIENT ALT FOR CHK PLT TO TAKE CONTROL.GUSTS TO 35KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8512A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8512A-1974-01-23), registration cancelled 1974-01-23, S/N D-1934, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A35
- Registry model: [Beech A35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a35) (registry code 1151504) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19731201038779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731201038779A), Dec 1, 1973: Beech A35, Plain City, UT, Destroyed. Throw-over yoke. Sim eng fail lo alt. Insufficient alt for chk plt to take control. Gusts to 35KTS.

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.

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