# NTSB LAX73DUJ12: Beech F35, N3848B, Bllhead Cty, AZ, July 23, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 23, 1972
- Place: Bllhead Cty, AZ · BLLHEAD CTY, AZ
- Location: 35.1478° N, 114.5683° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bullhead City, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1478&lon=-114.5683&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 5, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168111
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX73DUJ12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73DUJ12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2679  72/7/23    BLLHEAD CTY,ARIZ    BEECH F35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 448
        TIME - 1050                    N3848B              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 95 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BULLHEAD CITY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN DIEGO,CALIF             BLLHEAD CTY,ARIZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- PLT ATTN DIRECTED TO AVOIDING LARGE STREET SWEEPER PARKED ON A TAXIWAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3848B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3848B), registered now, S/N D4118, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH F35
- Registry model: [Beech F35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-f35) (registry code 1151514) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental E225 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (registry code 17015, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bullhead City

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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