# NTSB OAK77FA003: Beech A36, N7317R, Coalinga, CA, October 23, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 23, 1976
- Place: Coalinga, CA · COALINGA, CA
- Location: 36.1402° N, 120.3520° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Coalinga, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1402&lon=-120.3520&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 28, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156697
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK77FA003
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77FA003

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3824  76/10/23 NR.COALINGA,CA        BEECH A36           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 100
        TIME - 1015                    N7317R              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 38 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LANCASTER,CA                SAN CARLOS,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ELEVATOR TRIM TAB 7.5 DEGREES NOSE DOWN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7317R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7317R-1977-03-22), registration cancelled 1977-03-22, S/N E-566 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Registry model: [Beech A36](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (registry code 1151604) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19761023041789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761023041789A), Oct 23, 1976: Beech A36, Coalinga, CA, Destroyed. Elevator trim tab 7.5 degrees nose down.

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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