# Accident 19940813021529A: Beech 77, Salinas, CA, August 13, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 1994, 13:16 local time
- Place: Salinas, CA
- Airport: Salinas Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6697° N, 121.6100° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6697&lon=-121.6100&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6702Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 77
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 23 total, 23 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA320](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA320) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940813021529A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO TAKEOFF WITH FULL FLAPS. DRIFTED OFF RUNWAY STRIKING RUNWAY MARKER.

## 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 LAX94LA320](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA320), Aug 13, 1994: Beech 77 (N6702Y), Salinas, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to raise the flaps prior to takeoff, and subsequent loss of directional control. A lack of total experience was a factor.

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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