# NTSB OAK74FVA76: Beech S35, N1708W, Visalia, CA, June 18, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 18, 1974
- Place: Visalia, CA · VISALIA, CA
- Location: 36.3302° N, 119.2921° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Visalia, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3302&lon=-119.2921&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 2, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128218
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK74FVA76
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74FVA76

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1752  74/6/18  NR.VISALIA,CALIF      BEECH S35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 62, 1124
        TIME - 1515                    N1708W              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 188 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GREEN ACRES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FRESNO,CALIF               VISALIA,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- SLIPPED ACFT WITH INSUFFICIENT FUEL IN TANK PER AD 70-3-5 & UNCOVERED PORT.LND IN COTTON FLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1708W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1708W), registered now, S/N D-7340, built 1964 (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: Green Acres

## 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 19740618017109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740618017109A), Jun 18, 1974: Beech S35, Visalia, CA, Substantial damage. Slipped acft with insufficient fuel in tank per AD 70-3-5 & uncovered port. Lnd in cotton fld.

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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