# NTSB LAX74FUJ44: Beech D35, N711LB, Lake Havasu, AZ, March 8, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: March 8, 1974
- Place: Lake Havasu, AZ · LAKE HAVASU, AZ
- Location: 34.4839° N, 114.3225° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Havasu City, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4839&lon=-114.3225&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 10, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186250
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX74FUJ44
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74FUJ44

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0930   74/3/8    LAKE HAVASU,ARIZ    BEECH D35           CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 2100
        TIME - 1615                    N711LB              PX-  0  1  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKE HAVASU
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TORRANCE,CALIF              LAKE HAVASU,ARIZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: SELECTOR VALVES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PLT CHG FUEL SEL VALVE HNDL TO MAIN TANK.HNDL ONLY ROTATED.FUEL SEL VALVE REMND ON AUX TANK
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N711LB](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N711LB), registered now, S/N D-1695 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D35
- 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: Lake Havasu

## 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 19740308010769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740308010769A), Mar 8, 1974: Beech F35, Lake Havasu, AZ, Substantial damage. Plt chg fuel sel valve hndl to main tank. Hndl only rotated. Fuel sel valve remnd on aux tank

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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