# Accident 19851110076069A: Beech 35BEECH, Avenal, CA, November 10, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 10, 1985, 17:20 local time
- Place: Avenal, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8901° N, 120.0706° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8901&lon=-120.0706&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50CN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50CN-2014-10-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 35 (registry code 1151502, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35BEECH
- Reported engine: CONT E1858
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,400 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86FA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851110076069A

## Narrative

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

AT LOW ALTITUDE IN IFR CONDITIONS AIRCRAFT MADE AN ABRUPT TURN DESCENDED INTO A FIELD AND BURNED.TURBULENCE SIGMET.

## 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 LAX86FA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FA037), Nov 11, 1985: Beech 35 (N50CN), Avenal, 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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