# Accident 19791123033699A: Beech 35BEECH, Yuma, CA, November 23, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 23, 1979, 14:00 local time
- Place: Yuma, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N5116C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5116C-1981-01-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B35 (registry code 1151506, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35BEECH
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 677 total, 300 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80DUM06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DUM06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791123033699A

## Narrative

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

AUTO AND ACFT PROCEEDED PARALLEL DOWN STRIP. AUTO VEERED INTO WING OF DEPARTING ACFT. PILOT ABORTED TAKEOFF.

## 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 LAX80DUM06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DUM06), Nov 23, 1979: Beech B35 (N5116C), Yuma, AZ, 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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