# Incident 19790111001029I: Beech S35, Visalia, CA, January 11, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 11, 1979, 12:30 local time
- Place: Visalia, CA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3302° N, 119.2921° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Visalia, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3302&lon=-119.2921&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1708W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1708W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech S35 (registry code 1151532, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-s35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH S35
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 1,300 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/19790111001029I

## Narrative

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

PILOT INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR INSTEAD OF FLAPS ON ROLLOUT.

## Other reports on N1708W (2)

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

- [Incident 20260626009909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260626009909I), Jun 26, 2026: Beech S35 (N1708W), Kingsburg, CA, Minor damage. While en route from monterey regional airport (mry) to visalia municipal airport (vis), the pilot reported that the aircraft's engine was running rough. As a…
- [Accident 19740618017109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740618017109A), Jun 18, 1974: Beech S35 (N1708W), Visalia, CA, Substantial damage. Slipped acft with insufficient fuel in tank per AD 70-3-5 & uncovered port. Lnd in cotton fld.

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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