# NTSB NYC74AN015: Beech S35, N434V, State College, PA, August 17, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 17, 1973
- Place: State College, PA · STATE COLLEGE, PA
- Location: 40.7910° N, 77.8568° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of State College, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7910&lon=-77.8568&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 3 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 28, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 201621
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC74AN015
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74AN015-201621

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3057  73/8/17    STATE COLLEGE,PA    BEECH S35           CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 64, 5000
        TIME - 0755                    N434V               PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 2500 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - UNIVERSITY PARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DANBURY,CONN                REEDSVILLE,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- STALLED DRG CIRCLING VOR APCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N434V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N434V-2017-04-07), registration cancelled 2017-04-07, S/N D-7927, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH S35
- Registry model: [Beech S35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-s35) (registry code 1151532) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: University Park

## 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 19730817028629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730817028629A), Aug 17, 1973: Beech S35, State College, PA, Substantial damage. Stalled drg circling VOR apch.

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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