# Accident 19870422011489A: Beech 35A33, Novato, CA, April 22, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 1987, 13:40 local time
- Place: Novato, CA
- Airport: Gnoss Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1004° N, 122.6307° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1004&lon=-122.6307&mi=10
- Aircraft: N573T (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35A33
- Reported engine: CONT IO470K
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,088 total, 400 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA192) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870422011489A

## Narrative

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

ELECTRICAL SHORT ABORTED TAKEOFF. LOSS OF BRAKING EFFECTIVENESS. EXECUTED A TURN, RAN OFF RUNWAY. HIT A DITCH.

## 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 LAX87LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA192), Apr 22, 1987: Beech 35-A33 (N573T), Novato, 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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