# NTSB OAK72FVA40: Beech V35A, N328S, Piedra, CA, January 1, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 1, 1972
- Place: Piedra, CA · PIEDRA, CA
- Location: 36.8102° N, 119.3821° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Piedra, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8102&lon=-119.3821&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 5, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164753
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK72FVA40
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK72FVA40

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0023   72/1/1    PIEDRA,CALIF        BEECH V35A          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 1440
        TIME - 1430                    N328S               PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1220 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WONDER VALLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PIEDRA,CALIF                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           STALL: SPIN                                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- OBS STATED PLT PERFORMED LOW LEVEL HI SPEED PASSES AND NEAR HAMMERHEAD STALL ON FINAL APCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N328S](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N328S), registered now, S/N D-9068, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35A
- Registry model: [Beech V35A](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35a) (registry code 1151544) (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Wonder Valley

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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