# Accident 19860328008529A: Beech C35BEECH, Etiwanda, CA, March 28, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 1986, 20:00 local time
- Place: Etiwanda, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1391° N, 117.5092° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1391&lon=-117.5092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N717D (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C35BEECH
- Reported engine: CONT E2258
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 10,100 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86FA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FA160) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860328008529A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A HILL DURING A VFR LETDOWN IN MARGINAL WEATHER AT NIGHT.

## 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 LAX86FA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FA160), Mar 29, 1986: Beech C35 (N717D), Etiwanda, CA, destroyed, 2 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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