# Accident 19800422011609A: Beech 58, Salinas, CA, April 22, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 1980, 17:30 local time
- Place: Salinas, CA
- Airport: Salinas
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6624° N, 121.6072° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SALINAS MUNI (SNS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6624&lon=-121.6072&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28DW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28DW-1981-04-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 58 (registry code 1152740, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 7,613 total, 3,270 in this make and model, 161 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80AA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80AA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800422011609A

## Narrative

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

ATC PICKED UP. INCORRECT TARGET ON RADAR. VECTERED CORRECT TARGET INTO MOUNTAIN IMPACT. ERROR UNNOTICED BY PILOT.

## 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 LAX80AA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80AA087), Apr 22, 1980: Beech 58 (N28DW), Salinas, 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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