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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech A36 · Visalia, CA · September 7, 1986

Date
September 7, 1986 · 20:30 local
Place
Visalia, CA
Airport
Visalia Municipal
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6650Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX86LA342
Reported as
Beech A36
Reported engine
Continental IO520BB
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
696 total646 in this make and model27 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Collided with approach lights on final approach. Crashed into a ditch. Approach too low. Stalled over the lights.

As the FAA filed it

COLLIDED WITH APPROACH LIGHTS ON FINAL APPROACH. CRASHED INTO A DITCH. APPROACH TOO LOW. STALLED OVER THE LIGHTS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.