# NTSB UNK79X0115: Beech V35B, N111ES, Fresno, CA, August 18, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 18, 1979
- Place: Fresno, CA · FRESNO, CA
- Location: 36.7477° N, 119.7724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fresno, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7477&lon=-119.7724&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 18, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135308
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK79X0115
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK79X0115

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2018  79/8/18    FRESNO,CA           BEECH V35B          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 55, 77 TOTAL
        TIME - 1523                    N111ES              PX-  0  0  3  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHANDLER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN JOSE,CA                 FRESNO,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N111ES](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N111ES-1994-09-14), registration cancelled 1994-09-14, S/N D9703 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35B
- Registry model: [Beech V35B](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35b) (registry code 1151548) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Chandler

## 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 19790818020079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790818020079A), Aug 18, 1979: Beech V35B, Fresno, CA, Substantial damage. Student & three passengers made hard landing on cross country flight. Landed hard, blew out tire.

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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