# NTSB OAK75DVA46: Beech B19, N2198W, Los Banos, CA, March 1, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 1, 1975
- Place: Los Banos, CA · LOS BANOS, CA
- Location: 37.0634° N, 120.8384° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Los Banos, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0634&lon=-120.8384&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 28, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147960
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK75DVA46
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75DVA46

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0293   75/3/1  NR.LOS BANOS,CA       BEECH B19           CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 41, 81 TOTAL
        TIME - 1220                    N2198W              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 14 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOS BANOS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FRESNO,CA                  LOS BANOS,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: GO-AROUND
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PLT OVERSHOT APCH,ENG QUIT ON GO ARND.L TANK EMPTY,R TANK HAD 20 GAL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2198W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2198W-1976-05-17), registration cancelled 1976-05-17, S/N MB701, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B19
- Registry model: [Beech B19](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b19) (registry code 1151215) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Los Banos

## 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 19750301003539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750301003539A), Mar 1, 1975: Beech B19, Los Banos, CA, Substantial damage. Plt overshot apch,eng quit on go arnd.l tank empty,r tank had 20 gal.

## Other investigations on N2198W (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 OAK75DVA19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75DVA19), Sep 22, 1974: Beech B19 (N2198W), Columbia, CA, substantial damage

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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