# NTSB OAK76FVG79: Beech E35, N3308C, Jackson, CA, May 15, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 15, 1976
- Place: Jackson, CA · JACKSON, CA
- Location: 38.3485° N, 120.7728° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jackson, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3485&lon=-120.7728&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 30, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153908
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK76FVG79
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76FVG79

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1134  76/5/15    JACKSON,CA          BEECH E35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 1111
        TIME - 1200                    N3308C              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 800 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WESTOVER ALMADOR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SACRAMENTO,CA               JACKSON,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3308C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3308C), registered now, S/N D-3974, built 1954 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E35
- Registry model: [Beech E35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e35) (registry code 1151512) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental E225 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (registry code 17015, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Westover Almador

## 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 19760515012989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760515012989A), May 15, 1976: Beech E35, Jackson, 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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