# NTSB FTW75FRD04: Beech G35, N4480D, Baton Rouge, LA, August 15, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 15, 1975
- Place: Baton Rouge, LA · BATON ROUGE, LA
- Location: 30.4507° N, 91.1546° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Baton Rouge, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4507&lon=-91.1546&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 15, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150266
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW75FRD04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75FRD04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2160  75/8/15    BATON ROUGE,LA      BEECH G35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 1315
        TIME - 1415                    N4480D              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 14 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RYAN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          SHREVEPORT,LA               NEW ORLEANS,LA               BATON ROUGE,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- HIT POLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4480D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4480D-1975-09-29), registration cancelled 1975-09-29, S/N D-4639, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH G35
- Registry model: [Beech G35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-g35) (registry code 1151516) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ryan

## 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 19750815025499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750815025499A), Aug 15, 1975: Beech G35, Baton Rouge, LA, Destroyed. Hit pole.

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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