# Accident 19811023069269A: Beech 35BEECH, Torrance, CA, October 23, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 1981, 15:11 local time
- Place: Torrance, CA
- Airport: Torrance
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8305° N, 118.3566° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Torrance, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8305&lon=-118.3566&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8377D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8377D-2009-09-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech J35 (registry code 1151522, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-j35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35BEECH
- Reported engine: CONT IO470C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,142 total, 350 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82FUA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FUA03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811023069269A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED EMERGENCY LANDING ON FOG-SHROUDED AIRPORT. AIRCRAFT HIT PARKED AIRPLANES DURING ROLLOUT.

## 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 LAX82FUA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FUA03), Oct 23, 1981: Beech J35 (N8377D), Torrance, CA, destroyed

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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