# NTSB OAK79IA023: Beech 65-A80, N978Q, San Francisco, CA, April 17, 1979

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 17, 1979
- Place: San Francisco, CA · SAN FRANCISCO, CA
- Location: 37.7750° N, 122.4194° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Francisco, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7750&lon=-122.4194&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 8 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 5, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135563
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK79IA023
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79IA023

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5-0004  79/4/17    SAN FRANCISCO,CA    BEECH 65-A80        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1247                    N978Q               PX-  0  0  7  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      UNK/NR, 31750 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        HOURS, 26 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SAN FRANCISCO INT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PINE MOUNT, LAKE,CA         SAN FRANCISCO,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: EMERGENCY/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- FLIGHT HAD FILED COMPANY VFR FLIGHT PLAN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N978Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N978Q-2013-07-01), registration cancelled 2013-07-01, S/N LD-188, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65-A80
- Registry model: [Beech 65-A80](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65-a80) (registry code 1152808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IGSO-540-B1A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-igso-540-b1a) (registry code 41535, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: San Francisco Int

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Incident 19790417022949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790417022949I), Apr 17, 1979: Beech 65A80, San Francisco, CA, Minor damage. Zd zw after electrical failure gear extended manually. Pilot could not get it locked properly, gear collapsed.

## Other investigations on N978Q (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 OAK78DA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DA053), Sep 15, 1978: Beech 65A-80 (N978Q), Columbia, 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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