# Accident 19860907087259A: Beech A36, Visalia, CA, September 7, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 1986, 20:30 local time
- Place: Visalia, CA
- Airport: Visalia Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2895° N, 119.3792° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2895&lon=-119.3792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6650Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6650Y-1996-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Reported engine: CONT IO520BB
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 696 total, 646 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86LA342](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA342) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860907087259A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX86LA342](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA342), Sep 8, 1986: Beech A-36 (N6650Y), Visalia, CA, substantial damage

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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