# Accident 20221224022489A: Beech V35B, Livermore, CA, December 24, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 24, 2022, 16:54 local time
- Place: Livermore, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6951° N, 121.8019° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6951&lon=-121.8019&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N65Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech V35B (registry code 1151548, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35B
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR23LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221224022489A

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED LIVERMORE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT ON RUNWAY 7 FOR THE PATTERN. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HIS DOOR HAD POPPED OPEN OFF DEPARTURE AND ADVISED THAT HE WOULD COME BACK. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STARTED TO DESCEND AND ATC ADVISED HIM MULTIPLE TIMES TO CLIMB. THERE WAS NO RESPONSE AND THE PILOT CRASHED ½ MILE OFF DEPARTURE END. THE AIRCRAFT SLAMMED INTO A CONCRETE BLOCK STORAGE FACILITY AND THE PILOT WAS EXTRICATED AND TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL.

## 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 WPR23LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA077), Dec 25, 2022: Beech V35B (N65Y), Livermore, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadvertent use of the mixture control instead of the throttle, which resulted in fuel starvation and the subsequent loss of engine power.

## Other reports on N65Y (3)

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

- [Incident 20140212002949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140212002949I), Feb 12, 2014: Beech V35B (N65Y), Modesto, CA, Minor damage. During takeoff on run way 10L, the cabin door opened. Pilot aborted takeoff and lowered the landing gear. The aircraft settled back to the runway before the…
- [Incident 20130125000889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130125000889I), Jan 25, 2013: Beech V35B (N65Y), Rio Vist, CA, Minor damage. On January 25, 2013, at approximately 1426 PST, a Beechcraft V35B, N65Y, owned and operated by a commercial pilot, sustained minor damage to the nose landing…
- [Incident 20050920020669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050920020669I), Sep 20, 2005: Beech V35B (N65Y), Mesquite, TX, Minor damage. (-23) Fatigue, had flown from dallas area to Louisiana and then to atlanta, ga and back to dallas area previous day in hurricane relief efforts. Additionally…

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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