# Accident 19790728021809A: Beech B90, Fresno, CA, July 28, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1979, 11:36 local time
- Place: Fresno, CA
- Airport: Sierra Sky Park
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8402° N, 119.8694° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SIERRA SKY PARK (E79), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8402&lon=-119.8694&mi=10
- Aircraft: N812Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B90
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 25,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 105 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79FVA53](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FVA53) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790728021809A

## Narrative

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

LIFTED OFF BELOW VMC. LEFT ENGINE QUIT. MADE EMERGENCY WHEELS UP LANDING. NO FUEL IN LEFT TANK.

## 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 LAX79FVA53](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FVA53), Jul 28, 1979: Beech 65-90 (N812Q), Fresno, 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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