# Accident 19790630023769A: Beech 23BEECH, Grass Valley, CA, June 30, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 1979, 11:00 local time
- Place: Grass Valley, CA
- Airport: Grass Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2203° N, 121.0527° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grass Valley, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2203&lon=-121.0527&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6628E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6628E) (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 23BEECH
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 46 total, 12 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK79DVG59](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVG59) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790630023769A

## Narrative

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

RWY HAD A HIGH SPOT IN MIDDLE. STUDENT PLT THOUGHT IT WAS END OF RWY, LOCKED BRAKES & LOST CONTROL.

## 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 OAK79DVG59](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVG59), Jun 30, 1979: Beech C23 (N6628E), Grass Valley, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6628E (1)

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

- [Accident 19820713028979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820713028979A), Jul 13, 1982: Beech C23 (N6628E), Little River, CA, Substantial damage. Bounced and left runway on excessive crosswind landing. Made go around. Nose wheel collapsed landing at home base.

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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