# NTSB LAX74FUA13: Beech B35, N3019V, Long Beach, CA, November 22, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 22, 1973
- Place: Long Beach, CA · LONG BEACH, CA
- Location: 33.7670° N, 118.1892° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Long Beach, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7670&lon=-118.1892&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 5, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187458
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX74FUA13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74FUA13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3950  73/11/22   LONG BEACH,CALIF    BEECH B35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 342
        TIME - 1000                    N3019V              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 227 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LONG BEACH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LONG BEACH,CALIF           UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: SWITCHES
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        REMARKS- WORN MAG SWITCH.PLT HAND-PROPPED ENG.ENG STRTD,ACFT TAXIED INTO FENCE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3019V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3019V), registered now, S/N D-423, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B35
- 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: Long Beach

## 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 19731122039209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731122039209A), Nov 22, 1973: Beech 35BEECH, Long Beach, CA, Substantial damage. Worn mag switch. Plt hand-propped eng. Eng strtd,acft taxied into fence.

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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