# Accident 19770819029432A: Beech A36, Hollister, CA, August 19, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 1977
- Place: Hollister, CA
- Airport: Hollister
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Ops On Grnd To Tkof/Rtrcrft
- Location: 36.8933° N, 121.4103° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HOLLISTER MUNI (CVH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8933&lon=-121.4103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2859W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2859W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 337 total, 118 in this make and model, 93 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK77FVM23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77FVM23) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770819029432A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N9705V, Cessna A188: [Accident 19770819029431A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770819029431A)

## 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 OAK77FVM23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77FVM23), Aug 19, 1977: Beech A36 (N2859W), Hollister, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2859W (1)

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

- [Accident 19840803040339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840803040339A), Aug 3, 1984: Beech A36 (N2859W), Van Nuys, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot told by tower to make a short approach. In doing so, he forgot to lower. Landing gear. Landed gear up.

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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