# Accident 19780501027799A: Beech F35, Palmdale, CA, May 1, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 1978
- Place: Palmdale, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Location: 34.5794° N, 118.1165° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palmdale, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5794&lon=-118.1165&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5851S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5851S-1980-11-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech S35 (registry code 1151532, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-s35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH F35
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,627 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX78FA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780501027799A

## Narrative

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

ACFT OBSERVED BELOW BASE OF CLOUDS SPINNING WITH LEFT WING & TAILFACES MISSING.

## 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 LAX78FA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FA045), May 1, 1978: Beech S35 (N5851S), Palmdale, 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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