# Accident 19780409005399A: Beech B19, Bakersfield, CA, April 9, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 1978
- Place: Bakersfield, CA
- Airport: Medows Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 35.3733° N, 119.0187° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bakersfield, CA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3733&lon=-119.0187&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9737L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9737L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B19 (registry code 1151215, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B19
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 127 total, 127 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX78DVA33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DVA33) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780409005399A

## Narrative

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

WIND GUSTS TO 15 KNOTS.BOUNCED LDG,LEFT RWY,NOSED OVER.

## 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 LAX78DVA33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DVA33), Apr 9, 1978: Beech B23 (N9737L), Bakersfield, CA, substantial damage

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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