# NTSB OAK67D0144: Beech A23-24, N5779V, Santa Rosa, CA, October 18, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 18, 1966
- Place: Santa Rosa, CA · SANTA ROSA, CA
- Location: 38.4405° N, 122.7144° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Rosa, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4405&lon=-122.7144&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 16, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120881
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK67D0144
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK67D0144

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3380  66/10/18   SANTA ROSA CALIF    BEECH A23-24        CR-  0  0  2  MISCELLANEOUS             CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 1115                    N5779V              PX-  0  0  1  DEMONSTRATION             UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NAVY AUXILIARY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           CHECK PILOT - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREE STUMP.GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING ROLL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5779V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5779V-2014-07-18), registration cancelled 2014-07-18, S/N MA-38, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23-24
- Registry model: [Beech A23-24](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23-24) (registry code 1151226) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 SER A&C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (registry code 41511, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Navy Auxiliary

## Other investigations on N5779V (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 WPR11FA403](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11FA403), Aug 23, 2011: Beech A23-24 (N5779V), Palo Alto, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student’s and flight instructor’s mismanagement of the fuel supply, resulting in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.

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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