# NTSB IAD73DKM45: Beech E35, N3229C, Spruce Pine, NC, June 9, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 9, 1973
- Place: Spruce Pine, NC · SPRUCE PINE, NC
- Location: 35.9140° N, 82.0697° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spruce Pine, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9140&lon=-82.0697&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 19, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190402
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD73DKM45
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73DKM45

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1348   73/6/9    SPRUCE PINE,NC      BEECH E35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 700
        TIME - 0945                    N3229C              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AVERY COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BOONE,NC                    SPRUCE PINE,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- ABT 5FT ABV APCH END OF RWY R WING DROPPED HIT RUNWAY.BOTH SPARS IN WING BENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3229C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3229C-1982-04-21), registration cancelled 1982-04-21, S/N D3894, built 1954 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E35
- Registry model: [Beech E35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e35) (registry code 1151512) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Avery County

## 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 19730609015259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730609015259A), Jun 9, 1973: Beech E35, Spruce Pine, NC, Substantial damage. Abt 5FT abv apch end of rwy r wing dropped hit runway. Both spars in wing bent.

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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