# NTSB SEA73AS030: Beech S35, Thorp, WA, May 1, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Date: May 1, 1973
- Place: Thorp, WA · THORP, WA
- Location: 47.0655° N, 120.6708° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Thorp, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed
- Report: DirectorBrief, May 18, 1973
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169499
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA73AS030
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73AS030

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0737   73/5/1    THORP,WASH          BEECH S35           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 3000
        TIME - 1735                    N2005W              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SEATTLE,WASH                YAKIMA,WASH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- HIT PWR LINES ABOUT 35 FT AGL OVER HIWAY MEDIAN.
```

## Sequence of events

- Maneuvering-low-alt flying

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2005W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2005W-1973-06-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH S35
- Registry model: Beech S35 (registry code 1151532, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-s35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Destroyed
- FAA reports: 19730501009199A (https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730501009199A) (OpenAirDocs)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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