# Accident 19780929028449A: Beech B95A, Gonzales, CA, September 29, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 1978
- Place: Gonzales, CA
- Airport: Fat City
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 36.5052° N, 121.4420° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gonzales, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5052&lon=-121.4420&mi=10
- Aircraft: N404PB (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B95A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,600 total, 469 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK78FVM50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FVM50) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780929028449A

## Narrative

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

ACFT HIT TWO ROAD SIGNS NEAR LDG STRIP,RT BRAKE CYLINDER SEALS LEG.

## 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 OAK78FVM50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FVM50), Sep 29, 1978: Beech B95A (N404PB), Gonzales, 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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