# NTSB LAX80DVA36: Beech C23, N5244M, Oakdale, CA, April 28, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: April 28, 1980
- Place: Oakdale, CA · OAKDALE, CA
- Location: 37.7617° N, 120.8464° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oakdale, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7617&lon=-120.8464&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report June 19, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131664
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80DVA36
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVA36

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0349  80/4/28    OAKDALE,CA.         BEECH C23           CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 111
        TIME - 1519                    N5244M              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 26 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OAKDALE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          MERCED,CA                   OAKDALE,CA.                  MODESTO,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RUNWAY CLOSED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- PLT LOCKED BRAKES,SKIDDED OFF RWY.ARPT CLOSED BY NOTAM,CONST END OF RWY 10.PLTS HOME FLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5244M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5244M-1982-08-17), registration cancelled 1982-08-17, S/N M2016 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C23
- Registry model: [Beech C23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (registry code 1151242) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Oakdale

## 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 19800428011449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800428011449A), Apr 28, 1980: Beech C23, Oakdale, CA, Substantial damage. Landed fast downwind. Unable to stop. Ballooned off end of runway into a ditch.

## Other investigations on N5244M (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 OAK79DVA47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVA47), Jul 1, 1979: Beech C23 (N5244M), Chinese Camp, CA, substantial damage

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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