# Accident 19800920042559A: Beech 35BEECH, Ft Jones, CA, September 20, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 1980, 13:00 local time
- Place: Ft Jones, CA
- Airport: Scott Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5578° N, 122.8549° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SCOTT VALLEY (A30), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5578&lon=-122.8549&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4458A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4458A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech V35B (registry code 1151548, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35BEECH
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 266 total, 10 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80DVG72](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVG72) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800920042559A

## Narrative

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

LANDING IN GUSTY WIND, WING HIT RUNWAY ON LEVEL OFF PHASE, RAN OFF RUNWAY. COLLAPSED LANDING GEAR.

## 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 LAX80DVG72](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVG72), Sep 20, 1980: Beech V35 (N4458A), Fort Jones, 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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