# Accident 20030330003249A: Beech 19A, Coalinga, CA, March 30, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 2003, 16:18 local time
- Place: Coalinga, CA
- Airport: Harris Ranch Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2481° N, 120.2378° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2481&lon=-120.2378&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7610R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7610R-2013-08-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 19A (registry code 1151214, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-19a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 19A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 80 total, 4 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX03LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030330003249A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT 1816 PST MR. SLAKEY CONDUCTED A VFR TAKE-OFF ON RUNWAY 14 AT HARRIS RANCH AIRPORT, COALINGA, CA. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT (SLAKEY) HE USED 10 DEGREES OF FLAPS FOR THE TAKE-OFF. AFTER ACCELERATING TO TAKE-OFF SPEED, THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE BUT DID NOT, ACCORDIGN TO THE PILOT, CLIMB VERY FAST. AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY, MR. SLAKEY, BROUGHT UP THE 10 DEGREES OF FLAPS, WHERE UPON THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED BACK TO THE GROUND INTO AN ONION FIELD OFF THE END RUNWAY 14. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS TO THE LEFT WING, LEFT FLAP, LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR, STABILATOR AND THE PROPELLER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. AN "ON-SCENE" INVESTIGATION BY THE FRESNO FSDO WAS NOT CONDUCTED SINCE THE NTSB RELEASED THE WRECKAGE BEFORE THE FSDO WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ACCIDENT AT HARRIS RANCH.

## 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 LAX03LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA120), Mar 31, 2003: Beech 19A (N7610R), Coalinga, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to obtain/maintain an adequate airspeed, which resulted in a stall/mush.

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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