# NTSB NYC74AN006: Beech S35, N5706K, Tupper Lake, NY, July 13, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 13, 1973
- Place: Tupper Lake, NY · TUPPER LAKE, NY
- Location: 44.2298° N, 74.4619° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tupper Lake, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2298&lon=-74.4619&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 31, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189001
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC74AN006
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74AN006

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2744  73/7/13    TUPPER LAKE,NY      BEECH S35           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 167
        TIME - 1705                    N5706K              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 65 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TUPPER LAKE STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          PONTIAC,MICH                BURLINGTON,VT                CAMP DRUM,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
        REMARKS- CIRCLING ABANDONED ARPT,LOW ALT & SPEED.BECAME LOST ON PREV LEG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5706K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5706K-1973-10-09), registration cancelled 1973-10-09, S/N D-7506 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH S35
- Registry model: [Beech S35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-s35) (registry code 1151532) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Tupper Lake Strip

## 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 19730713027269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730713027269A), Jul 13, 1973: Beech F35, Tupper Lake, NY, Destroyed. Circling abandoned arpt,low alt & speed. Became lost on prev leg.

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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