# Accident 19840129001649A: Beech J35, Coalinga, CA, January 29, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 29, 1984, 15:00 local time
- Place: Coalinga, CA
- Airport: Harris Ranch
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1892° N, 120.3894° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1892&lon=-120.3894&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8299D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8299D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-550 series (registry code 17043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH J35
- Reported engine: CONT IO470C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,668 total, 397 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA158) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840129001649A

## Narrative

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

OIL FILTER CAME LOOSE ALLOWING ENGINE TO LOSE OIL. CRASH OCCURRED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING.

## 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 LAX84LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA158), Jan 29, 1984: Beech J35 (N8299D), Coalinga, CA, destroyed

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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