# Incident 19780930018209I: Beech B35, Robbins, CA, September 30, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 1978, 18:45 local time
- Place: Robbins, CA
- Airport: Wagner
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8669° N, 121.7071° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Robbins, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8669&lon=-121.7071&mi=10
- Aircraft: N555SF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N555SF-2018-02-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech V35A (registry code 1151544, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B35
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780930018209I

## Narrative

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

WHILE APPROACHING TO LAND WITH EXCESSIVE SINK RATE PROP STRUCK POWER LINES.

## Other reports on N555SF (2)

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

- [Accident 20141218023969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141218023969A), Dec 18, 2014: Beech V35A (N555SF), Seagoville, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On December 18, 2014, about 1817 central standard time, a Beech V35A airplane, N555SF, impacted Terrain near Seagoville, Texas. The pilot, the sole occupant,…
- [Incident 19811224085309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811224085309I), Dec 24, 1981: Beech V35A (N555SF), Longview, TX, Minor damage. Actuated gear lever for landing. Landed gear up. Failed to note popped gear circuit breaker and gear position.

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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