# Accident 19780915033859A: Beech A658200, Columbia, CA, September 15, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 1978
- Place: Columbia, CA
- Airport: Columbia
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 38.0304° N, 120.4146° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at COLUMBIA (O22), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0304&lon=-120.4146&mi=10
- Aircraft: N978Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N978Q-2013-07-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 65-A80 (registry code 1152808, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65-a80) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IGSO-540-B1A (registry code 41535, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-igso-540-b1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A658200
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,690 total, 14 in this make and model, 236 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK78DA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780915033859A

## Narrative

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

BRAKE FAILURE ON LNDG ROLL.ACFT STRUCK BOULDER OFF END OF RNWY.

## 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 OAK78DA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DA053), Sep 15, 1978: Beech 65A-80 (N978Q), Columbia, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N978Q (2)

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

- [Incident 19800326032589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800326032589I), Mar 26, 1980: Beech 65A80 (N978Q), Fresno, CA. Engine failed on takeoff due to shop rag lodged in carburetor inlet duct. Aircraft just out of maintenance.
- [Incident 19790417022949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790417022949I), Apr 17, 1979: Beech 65A80 (N978Q), San Francisco, CA, Minor damage. Zd zw after electrical failure gear extended manually. Pilot could not get it locked properly, gear collapsed.

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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