# NTSB LAX80FVM08: Beech H35, N391B, San Jose, CA, December 5, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 5, 1979
- Place: San Jose, CA · SAN JOSE, CA
- Location: 37.3394° N, 121.8950° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Jose, CA, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3394&lon=-121.8950&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 27, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134868
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80FVM08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FVM08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2834   79/12/5   SAN JOSE,CA         BEECH H35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 1481
        TIME - 1030                    N391B               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 319 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - REID-HILLVIEW
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANTA CRUZ,CA               SAN JOSE,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
        REMARKS- PLT STATED-SAW UNSAFE GEAR LGT DRG LNDG ROLL & INADVERTENTLY CYCLED GEAR SW.NO ACFT PROBLEM FOUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N391B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N391B-2012-11-14), registration cancelled 2012-11-14, S/N D-5218, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH H35
- Registry model: [Beech H35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h35) (registry code 1151520) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Reid-Hillview

## 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 19791205032209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791205032209A), Dec 5, 1979: Beech H35, San Jose, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot said he saw a red light in landing gear indicator after touchdown and recycled the gear.

## Other investigations on N391B (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 LAX83FA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA256), May 31, 1983: Beech H35 (N391B), Antioch, CA, destroyed, 4 fatal

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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