# NTSB OAK77FVA51: Beech E18S, N61E, Santa Nella, CA, August 20, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 20, 1977
- Place: Santa Nella, CA · SANTA NELLA, CA
- Location: 37.1012° N, 121.0157° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Nella, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1012&lon=-121.0157&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 12, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146185
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK77FVA51
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77FVA51

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2040  77/8/20    SANTA NELLA,CA      BEECH E18S          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 745
        TIME - 1430                    N61E                PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SANTA NELLA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANTA NELLA,CA              CORNING,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PROP NOT FEATHERED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N61E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61E-2013-07-16), registration cancelled 2013-07-16, S/N BA-231, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E18S
- Registry model: [Beech E18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s) (registry code 1151006) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Santa Nella

## 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 19770820024949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770820024949A), Aug 20, 1977: Beech E18S, Santa Nella, CA, Substantial damage. Prop not feathered.

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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