# NTSB LAX73FUJ33: Beech V35, N1522W, Chinle, AZ, September 26, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: September 26, 1972
- Place: Chinle, AZ · CHINLE, AZ
- Location: 36.1522° N, 109.5798° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chinle, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1522&lon=-109.5798&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report February 28, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168593
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX73FUJ33
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73FUJ33

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2499  72/9/26    CHINLE,ARIZ         BEECH V35           CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 59, 900
        TIME - 2015                    N1522W              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT -  CHINLE LDG STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHINLE,ARIZ                 GALLUP,NMEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        REMARKS- SETTLED INTO GRND. SPARSE LTG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1522W (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport:  Chinle Ldg Strip

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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