# Incident 19800223027149I: Beech S35, San Jose, CA, February 23, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 23, 1980, 16:41 local time
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Airport: Reid Hillview
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- 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: N789R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N789R) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 20 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/19800223027149I

## Narrative

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

DOOR CAME OPEN ON TAKEOFF AND PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.

## Other reports on N789R (1)

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

- [Incident 19850915055289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850915055289I), Sep 15, 1985: Beech S35 (N789R), Salinas, CA, Minor damage. Strong engine vibration and loss of power en route. Landed on dirt road. Propeller blade pitch link had broken.

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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