# Accident 19830228005629A: Beech E55, Bridgeport, CA, February 28, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 1983, 14:27 local time
- Place: Bridgeport, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2709° N, 119.3298° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2709&lon=-119.3298&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17993, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17993-2014-09-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E-55 (registry code 1152732, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e-55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E55
- Reported engine: CONT IO520C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,246 total, 173 in this make and model, 52 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83FA320](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA320) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830228005629A

## Narrative

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

PILOT COULD NOT MAINTAIN ALTITUDE IN SEVERE TURBULENCE. CRASHED IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.

## 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 LAX83FA320](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA320), Feb 28, 1983: Beech E55 (N17993), Bridgeport, CA, destroyed, 2 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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