# Accident 19770505022999A: Beech 35BEECH, Huntington Bch, CA, May 5, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 1977
- Place: Huntington Bch, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 33.6980° N, 118.0038° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Huntington Beach, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6980&lon=-118.0038&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2826V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2826V-2009-07-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 35 (registry code 1151502, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35BEECH
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 247 total, 143 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX77FA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770505022999A

## Narrative

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

PENETRATED CLOUD LAYER. L WG FAILED.

## 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 LAX77FA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FA041), May 5, 1977: Beech 35 (N2826V), Huntington Bch, CA, destroyed, 4 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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