# NTSB LAX72DUJ13: Beech 35, N80443, Coolidge, AZ, March 29, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 29, 1971
- Place: Coolidge, AZ · COOLIDGE, AZ
- Location: 32.9778° N, 111.5176° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Coolidge, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9778&lon=-111.5176&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 16, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160548
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX72DUJ13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72DUJ13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1037  71/3/29    COOLIDGE,ARIZ       BEECH 35            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 22, 1250
        TIME - 0800                    N80443              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 615 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COOLIDGE-FLORENCE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          EL PASO,TEX                 SAN JOSE,CALIF               PHOENIX,ARIZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- NO TIME TO EXTEND GR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N80443](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80443-2017-02-04), registration cancelled 2017-02-04, S/N D-43, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35
- Registry model: [Beech 35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35) (registry code 1151502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental E185 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (registry code 17014, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Coolidge-Florence

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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