# Accident 19850321008549A: Beech D35, Mojave, CA, March 21, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 1985, 08:24 local time
- Place: Mojave, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0705° N, 118.1804° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0705&lon=-118.1804&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2176D (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D35
- Reported engine: CONT E2258
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 4,502 total, 1,373 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85FA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA181) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850321008549A

## Narrative

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

LEFT ELEVATOR FAILED IN FLIGHT. METEOROLOGICAL IMPACT STATEMENT FORECASTED MOD TO SEVERE TURB. SIGMET NOT ISSUED.

## 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 LAX85FA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA181), Mar 21, 1985: Beech B35D (N2176D), Mojave, CA, destroyed, 3 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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