# Incident 19801103088989I: Beech 36BEECH, Van Nuys, CA, November 3, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 3, 1980, 17:05 local time
- Place: Van Nuys, CA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1867° N, 118.4490° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Van Nuys, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1867&lon=-118.4490&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4171S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4171S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 36BEECH
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 45 total, 35 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/19801103088989I

## Narrative

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

AFTER LIFTOFF DOOR POPPED OPEN. STUDENT ASKED FOR RETURN TO FIELD BUT FORGOT TO PUT GEAR DOWN.

## Other reports on N4171S (2)

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

- [Accident 20231210020509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231210020509A), Dec 10, 2023: Beech A36 (N4171S), Golden Shores, AZ, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. On December 10, 2023, a single engine airplane, believed to be operated under part 91 by the registered owner, departed from AZ A20 (sun valley) with the pilot…
- [Incident 20101016048909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101016048909I), Oct 16, 2010: Beech A36 (N4171S), Chino, CA, Minor damage. Pilot was practicing touch and go's. on his fourh landing his nose gear collapsed. The aircraft is being inspected to determine the cause.

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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