# NTSB OAK79DVA24: Beechcraft A-36, N2044W, Madera, CA, April 14, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 14, 1979
- Place: Madera, CA · MADERA, CA
- Location: 36.9662° N, 120.0859° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Madera, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9662&lon=-120.0859&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 May 18, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137033
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK79DVA24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVA24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0702  79/4/14    MADERA,CA           BEECHCRAFT A-36     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 898
        TIME - 0935                    N2044W              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 165 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MADERA MUNICPAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          FRESNO,CA                   FRESNO,CA                    MADERA,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - RETRACTED GEAR PREMATURELY
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- SHORT FIELD TKOF.PLT STATED HE ALLOWED ACFT TO SETTLE BACK TO RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2044W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2044W), registered now, S/N E-1391, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT A-36
- 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
- Airport: Madera Municpal

## 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 19790414006749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790414006749A), Apr 14, 1979: Beech A36, Madera, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot lifted off on touch and go. He raised the gear and the aircraft settled back to the runway.

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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