# NTSB OAK79DVA47: Beech C23, N5244M, Chinese Camp, CA, July 1, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 1, 1979
- Place: Chinese Camp, CA · CHINESE CAMP, CA
- Location: 37.8702° N, 120.4442° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chinese Camp, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8702&lon=-120.4442&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 30, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135629
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK79DVA47
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVA47

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1193   79/7/1  NR.CHINESE CAMP,CA    BEECH C23           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 55, 789
        TIME - 0845                    N5244M              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 90 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OAKDALE,CA                  OAKDALE,CA.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
        REMARKS- PLT STATED SLOW FLYING USING 40% PWR WHEN ENG LOST PWR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5244M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5244M-1982-08-17), registration cancelled 1982-08-17, S/N M2016 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C23
- Registry model: [Beech C23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (registry code 1151242) (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 19790701014619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790701014619A), Jul 1, 1979: Beech C23, Chinese Camp, CA, Substantial damage. Plt claimed partial power loss. Hit wire on approach. Nothing found wrong with engine.

## Other investigations on N5244M (1)

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.

- [NTSB LAX80DVA36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVA36), Apr 28, 1980: Beech C23 (N5244M), Oakdale, CA, substantial damage

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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