# Accident 19800524015469A: Fleet FLEET16B, Fresno, CA, May 24, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 1980, 16:30 local time
- Place: Fresno, CA
- Airport: Fresno
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- 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: N1238V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1238V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fleet FLEET 16B (registry code 3480502, https://openairdocs.org/model/fleet-fleet-16b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Kinner B5 series (registry code 37501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/kinner-b5-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FLEET FLEET16B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 542 total, 342 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80DVA42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVA42) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800524015469A

## Narrative

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

STRONG CROSSWIND ON LANDING RAISED WING. AIRPLANE GROUND-LOOPED, RAN OFF RUNWAY. NOSED OVER.

## 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 LAX80DVA42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVA42), May 24, 1980: Fleet 16B (N1238V), Fresno, CA, substantial damage

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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