# Accident 19800810035429A: Beech J35, Santa Rosa, CA, August 10, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 1980, 21:50 local time
- Place: Santa Rosa, CA
- Airport: Sonoma Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4405° N, 122.7144° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Rosa, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4405&lon=-122.7144&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7251B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7251B-2014-11-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech J35 (registry code 1151522, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-j35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH J35
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 154 total, 34 in this make and model, 79 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80FVD35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FVD35) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800810035429A

## Narrative

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

LOST ELECTRICAL POWER. RAN OUT OF FUEL NEAR DESTINATION. CRASH-LANDED OFF RUNWAY. BATTERY DEAD, FUEL GAUGES INOP.

## 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 LAX80FVD35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FVD35), Aug 10, 1980: Beech J35 (N7251B), Santa Rosa, 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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