# Accident 19780416006089A: Beech 35BEECH, Santa Monica, CA, April 16, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 1978
- Place: Santa Monica, CA
- Airport: Santa Monica
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ops On Grnd To Tkof/Rtrcrft
- Location: 34.0158° N, 118.4513° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SANTA MONICA MUNI (SMO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0158&lon=-118.4513&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3322V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3322V-2012-10-03) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 576 total, 28 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX78FUD04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUD04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780416006089A

## Narrative

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

PIPER PA-28,N1437T,MINOR DAMAGE.WIND GUSTS TO 35 KTS.

## 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 LAX78FUD04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUD04), Apr 16, 1978: Beech 35 (N3322V), Santa Monica, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3322V (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19880507016729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880507016729A), May 7, 1988: Beech 35BEECH (N3322V), Santa Paula, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Radar shows aircraft entered a spiral dive in area of crash. Evidence indicates VFR pilot lost control in IMC.

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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