# Accident 19810618033769A: Beech M35, Fresno, CA, June 18, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 1981, 22:35 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: N9854R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH M35
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 450 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81DVA49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DVA49) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810618033769A

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING. PILOT REPORTED COLLISION WITH OBJECT ON LAST TAKEOFF. NOT VERIFIED. CAUSE UNKNOWN.

## 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 LAX81DVA49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DVA49), Jun 18, 1981: Beech M35 (N9854R), 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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