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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech 23BEECH · Gilroy, CA · November 27, 1982

Date
November 27, 1982 · 18:30 local
Place
Gilroy, CA
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N6049B
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX83FA040
Reported as
Beech 23BEECH
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A4K
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
117 total29 in this make and model18 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft impacted near top of a ridge. Top of ridge obscured. Moderate rain, fog and dark night. VFR rated pilot.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT IMPACTED NEAR TOP OF A RIDGE. TOP OF RIDGE OBSCURED. MODERATE RAIN, FOG AND DARK NIGHT. VFR RATED PILOT.

NTSB investigation

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