# Accident 19811108084589A: Beech A35, Santa Monica, CA, November 8, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 8, 1981, 09:25 local time
- Place: Santa Monica, CA
- Airport: Santa Monica
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- 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: N622B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N622B-1989-01-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A35 (registry code 1151504, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A35
- Reported engine: CONT E2258
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,300 total, 1,900 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82FUD02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FUD02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811108084589A

## Narrative

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

NOT CLEARED TO TAXI TO RAMP. SAW AN AIRPLANE ON A COLLISION COURSE. RUDDER PEDAL BROKE IN EVASIVE ATTEMPT. COLLIDED

## 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 LAX82FUD02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FUD02), Nov 8, 1981: Beech A35 (N622B), Santa Monica, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N622B (1)

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

- [Incident 19781008029839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781008029839I), Oct 8, 1978: Beech A35 (N622B), Santa Monica, CA, Minor damage. Pilot failed to lower the gear before touchdown. Warning horn not operative on post incident check.

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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