# Accident 19791205032209A: Beech H35, San Jose, CA, December 5, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 5, 1979, 10:34 local time
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Airport: Reid-Hillview
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3394° N, 121.8950° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Jose, CA, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3394&lon=-121.8950&mi=10
- Aircraft: N391B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N391B-2012-11-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech H35 (registry code 1151520, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH H35
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,481 total, 319 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80FVM08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FVM08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791205032209A

## Narrative

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

PILOT SAID HE SAW A RED LIGHT IN LANDING GEAR INDICATOR AFTER TOUCHDOWN AND RECYCLED THE GEAR.

## 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 LAX80FVM08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FVM08), Dec 5, 1979: Beech H35 (N391B), San Jose, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N391B (1)

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

- [Accident 19830530021439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830530021439A), May 30, 1983: Beech H35 (N391B), Antioch, CA, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Stalled during a slow nose high steep turn on approach to the runway. Impact velocity non survivable.

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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