# Accident 19900512015699A: Beech N35, Los Banos, CA, May 12, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 1990, 15:00 local time
- Place: Los Banos, CA
- Airport: Los Banos Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6906° N, 117.9001° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6906&lon=-117.9001&mi=10
- Aircraft: N75BV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N75BV-2013-09-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech N35 (registry code 1151528, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-n35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH N35
- Reported engine: CONT IO470N
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 313 total, 271 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA173) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900512015699A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON INITIAL TAKEOFF ROLL. STRUCK VASI LIGHT.

## 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 LAX90LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA173), May 12, 1990: Beech N35 (N75BV), Los Banos, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL.

## Other reports on N75BV (1)

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

- [Incident 20090202001329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090202001329I), Feb 2, 2009: Beech N35 (N75BV), Blythe, CA, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot was accomplishing touch and go landings. He forgot to put the gear down on the last landing. Pilot stated he did not remember retracting the gear…

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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