# NTSB LAX82DA209: Beech M35, N9824R, Coalinga, CA, June 6, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: June 6, 1982, 14:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place: Coalinga, CA
- Coordinates: 36.190555, -120.389999 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1906&lon=-120.3900&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 6, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70290
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX82DA209
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70290/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA209

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - gear extension - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
  - diverted attention, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

AS THE PILOT WAS ARRIVING TO AN UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT, HE COULD SEE A GROUP OF PLANES ON THE RUNUP PAD AT THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY. AS HE CONTINUED WITH HIS ARRIVAL AND APPROACH, HE RADIOED HIS INTENTIONS, BUT HEARD NO TRANSMISSIONS FROM THE DEPARTING PLANES. WHEN HE WAS LESS THAN A MILE ON FINAL, THE LAST PLANE WAS DEPARTING. SUBSEQUENTLY, HE LANDED WITH HIS GEAR RETRACTED. AFTER THE ACCIDENT, HE LEARN THERE WERE MANY OLDER MODEL AIRCRAFT AT THE AIRPORT THAT WERE RETURNING FROM AN AIRSHOW.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9824R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9824R-1983-07-22), registration cancelled 1983-07-22, S/N D-6339 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH M35
- Registry model: [Beech M35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-m35) (registry code 1151526) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: D6339
- Airframe hours: 4072
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-470 260 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Stephen D. Rosenthal
- Registered owner: Fresno Skyriders
- Departed: FAT, FRESNO, CA
- Destination: GATE CITY, VA
- Airport: 5Q9, Harris Ranch, runway 32, 3,000 × 30 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 32; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 300 total, 80 in this make and model, 250 as pilot in command, 20 in the last 90 days, 12 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 350° at 3 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Temperature: 180 °F

## 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 19820606020799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820606020799A), Jun 6, 1982: Beech 35BEECH, Coalinga, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot forgot to extend landing and made gear up landing.

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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