# Accident 19800428011449A: Beech C23, Oakdale, CA, April 28, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 1980, 15:19 local time
- Place: Oakdale, CA
- Airport: Oakdale
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7563° N, 120.8002° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at OAKDALE (O27), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7563&lon=-120.8002&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5244M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5244M-1982-08-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C23 (registry code 1151242, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C23
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 111 total, 26 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80DVA36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVA36) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800428011449A

## Narrative

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

LANDED FAST DOWNWIND. UNABLE TO STOP. BALLOONED OFF END OF RUNWAY INTO A DITCH.

## 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 LAX80DVA36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVA36), Apr 28, 1980: Beech C23 (N5244M), Oakdale, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5244M (1)

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

- [Accident 19790701014619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790701014619A), Jul 1, 1979: Beech C23 (N5244M), Chinese Camp, CA, Substantial damage. Plt claimed partial power loss. Hit wire on approach. Nothing found wrong with engine.

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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