# NTSB UNK64X1423: Beechcraft B35, N1077W, Gasquet, CA, April 23, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 23, 1964
- Place: Gasquet, CA · GASQUET, CA
- Location: 41.8361° N, 123.9760° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gasquet, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8361&lon=-123.9760&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 21, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 184368
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X1423
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1423

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1010  64/4/23    GASQUET CALIF       BEECHCRAFT B35      CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1135                    N1077W              PX-  0  0  1  DEMONSTRATION             AGE 39, 5500 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            200 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WARD FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RAMP/TAXIWAY SURFACE
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT STRUCK A RIDGE OF GRAVEL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1077W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1077W-1968-10-31), registration cancelled 1968-10-31, S/N TC-543, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT B35
- Registry model: [Beech 95-B55](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55) (registry code 1152705) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ward Field

## Other investigations on N1077W (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 OAK66D0001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK66D0001), Jun 11, 1965: Beechcraft 95-B55 (N1077W), 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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