# Incident 19800812069789I: Beech 35BEECH, Napa, CA, August 12, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 1980, 13:20 local time
- Place: Napa, CA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2971° N, 122.3010° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Napa, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2971&lon=-122.3010&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1521S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1521S-2015-05-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech P35 (registry code 1151530, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-p35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35BEECH
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 637 total, 55 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/19800812069789I

## Narrative

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

GEAR PARTIALLY EXTENDED FOR LANDING. FAULTY GEAR MOTOR.

## Other reports on N1521S (2)

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

- [Accident 20100227029039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100227029039A), Feb 27, 2010: Beech P35 (N1521S), Annapolis, MD, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On 02/27/2010 at 1618 EST a Beechcraft P35 (v-tail bonanza) owned and piloted by [privacy data omitted], crashed into a tree approximately 1/4 east of Lee…
- [Incident 19860602033099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860602033099I), Jun 2, 1986: Beech P35BEECH (N1521S), Imperial, CA, Minor damage. After landing and during taxi off the runway, the right main gear collapsed. Retract rod was bent.

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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