# Accident 19760804032422A: Beech 36BEECH, Castro Valley, CA, August 4, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 1976
- Place: Castro Valley, CA
- Airport: Metro Oakland Int
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 37.7083° N, 122.0628° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Castro Valley, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7083&lon=-122.0628&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7523N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7523N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 36 (registry code 1151602, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 36BEECH
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,860 total, 1,910 in this make and model, 96 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK76AP063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76AP063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760804032422A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AIR TRFFC CNTRLR FAILED TO RELAY ALTITUDE OF N7523N TO N8875J AS PER AGREEMENT.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N8875J, Piper PA28180: [Accident 19760804032421A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760804032421A)

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB OAK76AP063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76AP063), Aug 4, 1976: Beech 36 (N7523N), Castro Valley, CA, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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