# NTSB OAK76DVA70: Beech B50, N4376D, Oakdale, CA, June 8, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 8, 1976
- Place: Oakdale, CA · OAKDALE, CA
- Location: 37.7617° N, 120.8464° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oakdale, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7617&lon=-120.8464&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 20, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153995
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK76DVA70
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DVA70

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1456   76/6/8    OAKDALE,CA          BEECH B50           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 58, 9050
        TIME - 1045                    N4376D              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 1500 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OAKDALE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CAMATTA RANCH,CA            OAKDALE,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- PLT DIDNT FEATH PROP ON INOP ENG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4376D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4376D-1983-11-01), registration cancelled 1983-11-01, S/N EH-22, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B50
- Registry model: [Beech E50](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e50) (registry code 1152524) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Oakdale

## 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 19760608015019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760608015019A), Jun 8, 1976: Beech E50, Oakdale, CA, Substantial damage. Plt didnt feath prop on inop eng.

## Other investigations on N4376D (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 FTW79DPJ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DPJ04), Feb 9, 1979: Beech E50 (N4376D), Frederick, OK, 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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