# NTSB OAK78FVM50: Beech B95A, N404PB, Gonzales, CA, September 29, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 29, 1978
- Place: Gonzales, CA · GONZALES, CA
- Location: 36.5052° N, 121.4420° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gonzales, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5052&lon=-121.4420&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 19, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139557
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK78FVM50
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FVM50

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2513  78/9/29    GONZALES,CA         BEECH B95A          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 54, 2600
        TIME - 0820                    N404PB              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 469 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FAT CITY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OXNARD,CA                   GONZALES,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: SEALS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE
        REMARKS- ACFT HIT TWO ROAD SIGNS NEAR LDG STRIP,RT BRAKE CYLINDER SEALS LEAKING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N404PB (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B95A
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Fat City

## 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 19780929028449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780929028449A), Sep 29, 1978: Beech B95A, Gonzales, CA, Substantial damage. Acft hit two road signs near ldg strip,rt brake cylinder seals leg.

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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