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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech 35BEECH · Huntington Bch, CA · May 5, 1977

Date
May 5, 1977
Place
Huntington Bch, CA
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N2826V
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX77FA041
Reported as
Beech 35BEECH
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
3
Pilot’s flight hours
247 total143 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Penetrated cloud layer. L wg failed.

As the FAA filed it

PENETRATED CLOUD LAYER. L WG FAILED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.