# NTSB OAK73FVA64: Beech M35, N9777R, Modesto, CA, June 12, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 12, 1973
- Place: Modesto, CA · MODESTO, CA
- Location: 37.6391° N, 120.9969° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Modesto, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6391&lon=-120.9969&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 25, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190294
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK73FVA64
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73FVA64

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1515  73/6/12    MODESTO,CALIF       BEECH M35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 390
        TIME - 1600                    N9777R              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 105 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MODESTO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MODESTO,CALIF               SAN LUIS OBSPO,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE
        REMARKS- PLT STARTED TKOF WITH GR HANDLE IN UP POSITION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9777R](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9777R), registered now, S/N D-6268, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH M35
- Registry model: [Beech M35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-m35) (registry code 1151526) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Modesto

## 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 19730612016609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730612016609A), Jun 12, 1973: Beech M35, Modesto, CA, Substantial damage. Plt started tkof with gr handle in up position.

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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