# NTSB OAK78DVG67: Beech 35-C33, N1577G, Fair Oaks, CA, July 24, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 24, 1978
- Place: Fair Oaks, CA · FAIR OAKS, CA
- Location: 38.6501° N, 121.2513° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fair Oaks, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6501&lon=-121.2513&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 1, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140866
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK78DVG67
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DVG67

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1914  78/7/24    FAIR OAKS,CA        BEECH 35-C33        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 177
        TIME - 1815                    N1577G              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 131 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PHOENIX FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SOUTH LAKE TAHOE,CA         FAIR OAKS,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 - CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED
        REMARKS- LANDING GEAR CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED WHEN GEAR ONLY PARTIALLY EXTENDED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1577G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1577G), registered now, S/N CD-1103, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35-C33
- Registry model: [Beech 35-C33](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35-c33) (registry code 1151408) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Phoenix Field

## 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 19780724021409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780724021409A), Jul 24, 1978: Beech 35C33, Fair Oaks, CA, Substantial damage. Landing gear circuit breaker popped when gear only partially exte.

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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