# NTSB LAX80DVG72: Beech V35, N4458A, Fort Jones, CA, September 20, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 20, 1980
- Place: Fort Jones, CA · FORT JONES, CA
- Location: 41.6085° N, 122.8411° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Jones, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6085&lon=-122.8411&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 3, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129059
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80DVG72
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVG72

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2589  80/9/20    FORT JONES,CA       BEECH V35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 267
        TIME - 1300                    N4458A              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SCOTT VALLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DAVIS,CA                    FORT JONES,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                     315
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           12                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4458A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4458A), registered now, S/N D-9145, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35
- Registry model: [Beech V35B](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35b) (registry code 1151548) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Scott Valley

## 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 19800920042559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800920042559A), Sep 20, 1980: Beech 35BEECH, Ft Jones, CA, Substantial damage. Landing in gusty wind, wing hit runway on level off phase, ran off runway. Collapsed landing gear.

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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