# NTSB LAX74DUG34: Beech A35, N597B, Boron, CA, December 10, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 10, 1973
- Place: Boron, CA · BORON, CA
- Location: 35.0300° N, 117.6689° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boron, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0300&lon=-117.6689&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 22, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187493
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX74DUG34
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74DUG34

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3885  73/12/10   BORON,CALIF         BEECH A35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1515                    N597B               PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 29, 1033 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            61 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FOUR CORNERS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BORON,CALIF                 BANNING,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
        REMARKS- RWY RUTTED.BECAME AIRBORNE TOO SOON,ACFT VEERED L & BOUNCED SEVERAL TIMES.WG HIT STAND PIPE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N597B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N597B-2013-03-26), registration cancelled 2013-03-26, S/N D-1618, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A35
- Registry model: [Beech A35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a35) (registry code 1151504) (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: Four Corners

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19731210040379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731210040379A), Dec 10, 1973: Beech A35, Boron, CA, Substantial damage. Rwy rutted. Became airborne too soon,acft veered l & bounced several times. Wg hit stand pipe.

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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