# Accident 19760910028769A: Beech F35, Visalia, CA, September 10, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 1976
- Place: Visalia, CA
- Airport: Visalia Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 36.3186° N, 119.3929° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VISALIA MUNI (VIS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3186&lon=-119.3929&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3858B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3858B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech F35 (registry code 1151514, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-f35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E225 series (registry code 17015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH F35
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 164 total, 64 in this make and model, 64 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK76DVA88](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DVA88) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760910028769A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 OAK76DVA88](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DVA88), Sep 10, 1976: Beech F35 (N3858B), Visalia, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3858B (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20100727043509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100727043509A), Jul 27, 2010: Beech F35 (N3858B), Enid, OK, Substantial damage. Aircraft was climbing shortly after takeoff, engine started running rough. Pilot stated he switched fuel tanks, checked mags but engine continued to lose power…

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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