# NTSB OAK78DXQ35: Beech A36, N17748, Chester, CA, July 12, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 12, 1978
- Place: Chester, CA · CHESTER, CA
- Location: 40.3017° N, 121.2325° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chester, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3017&lon=-121.2325&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report July 31, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141731
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK78DXQ35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DXQ35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1239  78/7/12  NR.CHESTER,CA         BEECH A36           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 72, 5980
        TIME - 1310                    N17748              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 295 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PALO ALTO,CA               CHESTER,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PLT RAN FUEL INJECTED ENG DRY ON RT TANK,CHANGED TO LEFT TANK,COULDN'T RESTART,LOW ALTITUDE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N17748](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17748), registered now, S/N E-1017, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Registry model: [Beech A36](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (registry code 1151604) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19780712016639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780712016639A), Jul 12, 1978: Beech A36, Chester, CA, Substantial damage. Plt ran fuel injected eng dry on rt tank,changed to left tank,cout restart,low altitude.

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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