# Accident 19761218042439A: Beech H35, Vacaville, CA, December 18, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 18, 1976
- Place: Vacaville, CA
- Airport: Nut Tree
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 38.3782° N, 121.9612° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NUT TREE (VCB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3782&lon=-121.9612&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5458D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5458D-1977-12-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech H35 (registry code 1151520, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH H35
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 181 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK77FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77FA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761218042439A

## Narrative

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

THROW OVER CONTROL WHEEL IN AN INOPERABLE POSITION

## 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 OAK77FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77FA007), Dec 18, 1976: Beech H-35 (N5458D), Vacaville, CA, destroyed, 4 fatal

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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