# Accident 19830306022199A: Beech V35B, Copperopolis, CA, March 6, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 1983, 18:20 local time
- Place: Copperopolis, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9395° N, 120.6608° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9395&lon=-120.6608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4755M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4755M-1985-08-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech V35B (registry code 1151548, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35B
- Reported engine: CONT IO520BA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,700 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83FVG09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FVG09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830306022199A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT IMPACTED GROUND AT HIGH SPEED AFTER IT WAS SEEN BUZZING PILOTS RESIDENCE AND NEARBY PRIVATE STRIP.

## 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 LAX83FVG09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FVG09), Mar 7, 1983: Beech V35B (N4755M), Copperopolis, CA, destroyed, 1 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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