# Accident 19820213004019A: Beech J35, Gilroy, CA, February 13, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 13, 1982, 11:25 local time
- Place: Gilroy, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0064° N, 121.5853° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gilroy, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0064&lon=-121.5853&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8385D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8385D-2013-05-14) (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 J35
- Reported engine: CONT IO470C
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 164 total, 13 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82FA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FA071) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820213004019A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED DESCENDING OUT OF CLOUDS AND THE LEFT WING HAD SEPARATED FROM AIRCRAFT.

## 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 LAX82FA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FA071), Feb 13, 1982: Beech J35 (N8385D), Gilroy, 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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