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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech C23 · Oxnard, CA · June 8, 1979

Date
June 8, 1979 · 23:37 local
Place
Oxnard, CA
Airport
Oxnard
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N29SM
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX79FA056
Reported as
Beech C23
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
142 total3 in this make and model14 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.

Struck electrical wires during low approach to airport. Unskilled in night landings.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK ELECTRICAL WIRES DURING LOW APPROACH TO AIRPORT. UNSKILLED IN NIGHT LANDINGS.

NTSB investigation

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