# Accident 19860423075791A: Beech 35BEECH, San Rafael, CA, April 23, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 1986, 15:50 local time
- Place: San Rafael, CA
- Airport: Smiths Ranch
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9696° N, 122.5001° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9696&lon=-122.5001&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3947N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3947N-2014-10-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 35 (registry code 1151502, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35BEECH
- Reported engine: CONT E185*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 354 total, 263 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA189) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860423075791A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN THE LANDING FLARE WHEN IT STRUCK N4496C. N3947N MISUSED RADIOS AND FAILED TO CLEAR FINAL.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N4496C, Cessna 195A: [Accident 19860423075792A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860423075792A)

## 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 LAX86LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA189), Apr 23, 1986: Beech 35 (N3947N), San Rafael, 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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