# NTSB OAK77DVA31: Beech E35, N3251C, Turlock, CA, April 28, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 28, 1977
- Place: Turlock, CA · TURLOCK, CA
- Location: 37.5055° N, 120.8593° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Turlock, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5055&lon=-120.8593&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 20, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158413
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK77DVA31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77DVA31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0606  77/4/28    TURLOCK,CA          BEECH E35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 206
        TIME - 0030                    N3251C              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 117 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TURLOCK MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LOS BANOS                   TURLOCK,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- USED HAND CRANK.CAUSE OF ELECT FAILURE NOT DETERMINED.NOSE GR COLLASPSED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3251C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3251C), registered now, S/N D-3916, 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: Turlock Muni

## 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 19770428008999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770428008999A), Apr 28, 1977: Beech E35, Turlock, CA, Substantial damage. Used hand crank. Cause of elect failure not determined. Nose gr collaspsed.

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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