# Accident 19770428008999A: Beech E35, Turlock, CA, April 28, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 1977
- Place: Turlock, CA
- Airport: Turlock Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 37.4840° N, 120.6973° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TURLOCK MUNI (O15), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4840&lon=-120.6973&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3251C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3251C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E35 (registry code 1151512, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E225 series (registry code 17015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E35
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 206 total, 117 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK77DVA31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77DVA31) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770428008999A

## Narrative

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

USED HAND CRANK.CAUSE OF ELECT FAILURE NOT DETERMINED.NOSE GR COLLASPSED.

## 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 OAK77DVA31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77DVA31), Apr 28, 1977: Beech E35 (N3251C), Turlock, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3251C (1)

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

- [Incident 19830718046609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830718046609I), Jul 18, 1983: Beech E35 (N3251C), San Jose, CA, Minor damage. Retracted the landing gear instead of flaps during a high speed turn off after landing.

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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