# NTSB OAK76FVA37: Beech 65-A80, N848S, Fresno, CA, February 6, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 6, 1976
- Place: Fresno, CA · FRESNO, CA
- Location: 36.7477° N, 119.7724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fresno, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7477&lon=-119.7724&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 25, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152379
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK76FVA37
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76FVA37

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0156   76/2/6    FRESNO,CA           BEECH 65-A80        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 57, 4841
        TIME - 1130                    N848S               PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 452 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FRESNO AIR TERM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GUSTINE,CA                  FRESNO,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- MAIN GEAR COLLAPSE CAUSED ADD DAMAGE PRECLUDING DISCOVERY OF REASON FOR MALFUNCTION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N848S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65-A80
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Fresno Air Term

## 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 19760206001119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760206001119A), Feb 6, 1976: Beech 65A80, Fresno, CA, Substantial damage. Main gear collapse caused add damage precluding discovery of reason for malfunction.

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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