# NTSB LAX74FUQ20: Beech A35, N5058C, Burbank, CA, November 21, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 21, 1973
- Place: Burbank, CA · BURBANK, CA
- Location: 34.1901° N, 118.3264° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Burbank, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1901&lon=-118.3264&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 31, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187941
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX74FUQ20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74FUQ20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3760  73/11/21   BURBANK,CALIF       BEECH A35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 41,
        TIME - 1602                    N5058C              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  4300 TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOLLYWOOD-BURBANK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VAN NUYS,CALIF              BURBANK,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S)                               TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LEFT AIRCRAFT UNATTENDED, ENGINE RUNNING
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
        REMARKS- PLT DEPLANED,PAX ABD,ENG IDLE.PAX KNEE HIT THROTTLE. ACFT HIT TRUCK & BLDG.PLT UNCERTIFICATED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5058C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5058C-1974-04-23), registration cancelled 1974-04-23, S/N D2320 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A35
- Registry model: [Beech B35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b35) (registry code 1151506) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hollywood-Burbank

## 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 19731121037079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731121037079A), Nov 21, 1973: Beech B35, Burbank, CA, Substantial damage. Plt deplaned,pax abd,eng idle. Pax knee hit throttle. Acft hit truck & bldg. Plt uncertificated.

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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