# NTSB IAD74FID07: Beech V35B, N42B, Wakefield, VA, August 1, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 1, 1973
- Place: Wakefield, VA · WAKEFIELD, VA
- Location: 36.9691° N, 76.9881° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wakefield, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9691&lon=-76.9881&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report November 15, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188806
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD74FID07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74FID07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3671   73/8/1    WAKEFIELD,VA        BEECH V35B          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1945                    N42B                PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 51, 7940 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            593 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WAKEFIELD MUN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PETERSBURG,VA               WAKEFIELD,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      2200
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      75
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           10                                                       3
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- ACFT OBSVD EST 150-200FT AGL IN R DSCNDG TURN WHICH CONT INTO A CORN FLD.PAX FELT ACFT FALL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N42B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42B-1992-08-17), registration cancelled 1992-08-17, S/N D9095 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35B
- Registry model: [Beech V35B](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35b) (registry code 1151548) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Wakefield Mun

## 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 19730801028599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730801028599A), Aug 1, 1973: Beech F35, Wakefield, VA, Destroyed. Acft obsvd EST 150-200FT AGL in r dscndg turn which cont into a corn fld. Pax felt acft fall.

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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