# Accident 19800321006989A: Beech B35, Bakersfield, CA, March 21, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 1980, 09:10 local time
- Place: Bakersfield, CA
- Airport: Meadows
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4339° N, 119.0577° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MEADOWS FLD (BFL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4339&lon=-119.0577&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5236C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5236C-2013-04-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B35 (registry code 1151506, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B35
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 288 total, 215 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80DVA24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVA24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800321006989A

## Narrative

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

NOSEGEAR COLLAPSED AT END OF LANDING ROLL.

## 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 LAX80DVA24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVA24), Mar 21, 1980: Beech B35 (N5236C), Bakersfield, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5236C (1)

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

- [Accident 19821026056809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821026056809A), Oct 26, 1982: Beech B35 (N5236C), Linden, CA, Destroyed. Engine quit due to fuel exhaustion. Crash occurred during night emergency landing.

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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