# NTSB LAX70A0028: Beech M35, N9725R, Happy Jack, AZ, November 7, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 7, 1969
- Place: Happy Jack, AZ · HAPPY JACK, AZ
- Location: 34.7434° N, 111.4074° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Happy Jack, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7434&lon=-111.4074&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 22, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149626
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX70A0028
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70A0028

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3786   69/11/7   HAPPY JACK,ARIZ     BEECH M35           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 60, 2459
        TIME - 1053                    N9725R              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1789 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SALT LAKE CITY,UT           TUCSON,ARIZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               0
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                     DRIZZLE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- CLG AND FOG AT TREE TOP LEVEL AT SITE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9725R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9725R-1970-09-08), registration cancelled 1970-09-08, S/N D-6197 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH M35
- Registry model: [Beech M35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-m35) (registry code 1151526) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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