# Incident 19800326032589I: Beech 65A80, Fresno, CA, March 26, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 1980, 17:00 local time
- Place: Fresno, CA
- Airport: Air Terminal
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7477° N, 119.7724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fresno, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7477&lon=-119.7724&mi=10
- Aircraft: N978Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N978Q-2013-07-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 65-A80 (registry code 1152808, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65-a80) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IGSO-540-B1A (registry code 41535, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-igso-540-b1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65A80
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,450 total, 30 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/19800326032589I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED ON TAKEOFF DUE TO SHOP RAG LODGED IN CARBURETOR INLET DUCT. AIRCRAFT JUST OUT OF MAINTENANCE.

## Other reports on N978Q (2)

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

- [Incident 19790417022949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790417022949I), Apr 17, 1979: Beech 65A80 (N978Q), San Francisco, CA, Minor damage. Zd zw after electrical failure gear extended manually. Pilot could not get it locked properly, gear collapsed.
- [Accident 19780915033859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780915033859A), Sep 15, 1978: Beech A658200 (N978Q), Columbia, CA, Substantial damage. Brake failure on lndg roll. Acft struck boulder off end of rnwy.

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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