# NTSB LAX80DUM06: Beech B35, N5116C, Yuma, AZ, November 23, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 23, 1979
- Place: Yuma, AZ · YUMA, AZ
- Location: 32.7253° N, 114.6244° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yuma, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7253&lon=-114.6244&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 22, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132698
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80DUM06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DUM06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3733  79/11/23 NR.YUMA,AZ            BEECH B35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 677
        TIME - 1400                    N5116C              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DIRT STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         YUMA,AZ                      SAN DIEGO,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: DRIVER OF VEHICLE
        REMARKS- DRIVER OF AUTO TURNED INTO ACFT DURING TAKEOFF ROLL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5116C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5116C-1981-01-31), registration cancelled 1981-01-31, S/N D-2401 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B35
- Registry model: [Beech B35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b35) (registry code 1151506) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Dirt Strip

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19791123033699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791123033699A), Nov 23, 1979: Beech 35BEECH, Yuma, CA, Substantial damage. Auto and acft proceeded parallel down strip. Auto veered into wing of departing acft. Pilot aborted takeoff.

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.

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