# NTSB DEN75AD031: Beech H35, N361B, Provo, UT, December 10, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 10, 1974
- Place: Provo, UT · PROVO, UT
- Location: 40.2338° N, 111.6585° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Provo, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2338&lon=-111.6585&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 29, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144503
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN75AD031
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75AD031

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3956  74/12/10   PROVO,UT            BEECH H35           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, UNK/NR
        TIME - 0635                    N361B               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PROVO,UT                    FILLMORE,UT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDETERMINED                                             UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        REMARKS- MAIN WHEEL AND HEADREST IDENTIFIED FRM N361B RECOVERED FRM LAKE 12/14/74-INJ INDEX PRESUMED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N361B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N361B-1975-06-11), registration cancelled 1975-06-11, S/N D-5067 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH H35
- Registry model: [Beech H35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h35) (registry code 1151520) (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 19741210042909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741210042909A), Dec 10, 1974: Beech H35, Provo, UT. Main wheel and headrest identified frm N361B recovered frm lake 12/14/74-INJ index presumed.

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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