# Accident 19850421013589A: Beech A45, Fallbrook, CA, April 21, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 1985, 18:15 local time
- Place: Fallbrook, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3899° N, 117.2097° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3899&lon=-117.2097&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7GN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7GN-1991-03-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A45 (registry code 1152006, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a45) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A45
- Reported engine: CONT IO520BA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,268 total, 0 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85FA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA214) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850421013589A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK ELECTRICAL CABLE WHILE AT A VERY LOW ALTITUDE IN IFR WEATHER. IMPACTED GROUND. UNDER INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL.

## 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 LAX85FA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA214), Apr 22, 1985: Beech A45 (N7GN), Fallbrook, 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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