# Accident 19761105037259A: Beech D45, Avalon, CA, November 5, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 1976
- Place: Avalon, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 33.3440° N, 118.3214° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Avalon, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3440&lon=-118.3214&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14406, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14406-1977-01-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech D-45 (registry code 1152012, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d-45) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D45
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 249 total, 14 in this make and model, 52 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX77FA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761105037259A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

OBSERVED LOW OVER OCEAN,ACFT SMOKING. SANK IN 1560FT OF WATER.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 LAX77FA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FA008), Nov 5, 1976: Beech D-45 (N14406), Avalon, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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