# NTSB OAK76FVA48: Beech V35B, N25744, Caruthers, CA, March 19, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 19, 1976
- Place: Caruthers, CA · CARUTHERS, CA
- Location: 36.5399° N, 119.8450° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Caruthers, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5399&lon=-119.8450&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 20, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153178
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK76FVA48
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76FVA48

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0482  76/3/19    CARUTHERS,CA        BEECH V35B          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 129
        TIME - 0830                    N25744              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 38 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GANDY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN JOSE,CA                 CARUTHERS,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        REMARKS- COLLISION WITH GRAPE VINES,POSTS AND SOFT GROUND.GUSTING TO 30K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N25744 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35B
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Gandy

## 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 19760319005979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760319005979A), Mar 19, 1976: Beech V35B, Caruthers, CA, Substantial damage. Collision with grape vines,posts and soft ground. Gusting to 30K.

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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