# Accident 19831227063329A: Beech P35BEECH, Mckittrick, CA, December 27, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 27, 1983, 11:34 local time
- Place: Mckittrick, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3403° N, 119.7594° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3403&lon=-119.7594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N258C (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH P35BEECH
- Reported engine: CONT IO470N
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 485 total, 30 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84FA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FA116) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831227063329A

## Narrative

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

NEAR VERTICAL ROTATIONAL IMPACT. MODERATE ICING AND SEVERE TURBULENCE IN AREA. WITNESS OBSERVED AIRCRAFT IN A SPIN.

## 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 LAX84FA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FA116), Dec 27, 1983: Beech P35 (N258C), Mckittrick, 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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