# Accident 19780811023549A: Beech C23, San Jose, CA, August 11, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 1978
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Airport: Reid Hillview
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 37.3394° N, 121.8950° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Jose, CA, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3394&lon=-121.8950&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9759L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9759L-2012-11-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C23 (registry code 1151242, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C23
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,077 total, 142 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK78FVM40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FVM40) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780811023549A

## Narrative

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

VACUUM PUMP REMOVED,NO COVER PLATE INSTALLED ON ENGINE MOUNTING P

## 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 OAK78FVM40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FVM40), Aug 11, 1978: Beech C23 (N9759L), San Jose, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9759L (1)

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

- [Accident 19731019035299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731019035299A), Oct 19, 1973: Beech C23 (N9759L), Colo.Springs, CO, Substantial damage. Night ldg off rwy in rough area

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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