# NTSB OAK79DVG56: Beech F-35, N3354C, Napa, CA, June 24, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 24, 1979
- Place: Napa, CA · NAPA, CA
- Location: 38.2971° N, 122.3010° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Napa, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2971&lon=-122.3010&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 13, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136050
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK79DVG56
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVG56

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0914  79/6/24    NAPA,CA             BEECH F-35          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 900
        TIME - 1415                    N3354C              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 18 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NAPA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          RED BLUFF,CA                CONCORD,CA                   NAPA,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER STARTING PROCEDURES
        REMARKS- SUB DMG TO PA-28-161 AND CESSNA C-206,8336Q.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3354C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3354C), registered now, S/N D-4020 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH F-35
- Registry model: [Beech F35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-f35) (registry code 1151514) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental E225 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (registry code 17015, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Napa

## 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 19790624012629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790624012629A), Jun 24, 1979: Beech F35, Napa, CA, Substantial damage. Started engine with full throttle, ran into parked airplanes.

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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