# Accident 19780210004799A: Beech 35BEECH, Napa, CA, February 10, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 10, 1978
- Place: Napa, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 38.2971° N, 122.3010° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Napa, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2971&lon=-122.3010&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3783N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3783N-2009-07-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 35 (registry code 1151502, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35BEECH
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK78FA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780210004799A

## Narrative

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

LEFT WING DISINTEGRATED IN FLIGHT.

## 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 OAK78FA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FA016), Feb 10, 1978: Beech 35 (N3783N), Napa, CA, destroyed, 1 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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