# NTSB OAK79DVG46: Beech A-36, N17931, Yuba, CA, May 30, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 30, 1979
- Place: Yuba, CA · YUBA, CA
- Location: 39.1191° N, 121.5705° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yuba, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1191&lon=-121.5705&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 20, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136011
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK79DVG46
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVG46

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0860  79/5/30    YUBA,CA             BEECH A-36          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 584
        TIME - 1445                    N17931              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SUTTER COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHIC0,CA                    YUBA,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: UNMARKED OBSTRUCTIONS
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 293-337 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          285                                                       21
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- GEAR COLLAPSED AFTER ACFT DEP RWY & STRUCK BALE OF HAY.WND GUSTING 30 KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N17931](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17931), registered now, S/N E-1022, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 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: Sutter County

## 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 19790530011649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790530011649A), May 30, 1979: Beech A36, Yuba City, CA, Substantial damage. Landed on left edge of runway. Hit runway lights. Veered further left into bales of hay. Crosswind factor.

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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