# NTSB LAX80FVD37: Beech A36TC, N66569, Garberville, CA, August 25, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 25, 1980
- Place: Garberville, CA · GARBERVILLE, CA
- Location: 40.1003° N, 123.7943° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Garberville, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1003&lon=-123.7943&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report December 18, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134044
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80FVD37
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FVD37

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2994  80/8/25    GARBERVILLE,CA      BEECH A36TC         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 450
        TIME - 1500                    N66569              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 130 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GARBERVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MONTEREY,CA                 GARBERVILLE,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        REMARKS- WND GUSTING 12K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N66569 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36TC
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Garberville

## 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 19800825038159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800825038159A), Aug 25, 1980: Beech A36TC, Garberville, CA, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Landed downwind halfway down runway. Ran off end into embankment. Skid marks in runway.

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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