# NTSB LAX70DUG23: Beech F35, N3849B, Parker Dam, CA, March 25, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 25, 1970
- Place: Parker Dam, CA · PARKER DAM, CA
- Location: 34.2872° N, 114.1430° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Parker Dam, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2872&lon=-114.1430&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 12, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129013
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX70DUG23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70DUG23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1744  70/3/25    PARKER DAM,CALIF    BEECH F35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 749
        TIME - 0650                    N3849B              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAVASU PALMS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PARKER DAM,CALIF            RIVERSIDE,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: UNMARKED OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           60                                                      360
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           20                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- HIT ROCK ON R SIDE OF RWY ON UNATTENDED STRIP. WIND GUSTING 30K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3849B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3849B-1974-04-23), registration cancelled 1974-04-23, S/N D-4119 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH F35
- Registry model: [Beech F35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-f35) (registry code 1151514) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Havasu Palms

## Other investigations on N3849B (1)

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.

- [NTSB LAX74FUG09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74FUG09-201631), Jul 5, 1973: Beech F35 (N3849B), Riverside, CA, 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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