# Accident 19861227072269A: Beech E55, Palo Alto, CA, December 27, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 27, 1986, 06:32 local time
- Place: Palo Alto, CA
- Airport: Palo Alto Airport-Santa Clara Cou
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4491° N, 122.1004° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4491&lon=-122.1004&mi=10
- Aircraft: N111FC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E55
- Reported engine: CONT IO520C
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 5
- Pilot flight hours: 6,450 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87FA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87FA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861227072269A

## Narrative

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

AFTER TAKEOFF,LOST ALTITUDE ON A SHARP TURN.CRASHED IN BAY .POSSIBLE PROBLEM WITH VISUAL REFERENCE.NO GROUND 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 LAX87FA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87FA069), Dec 27, 1986: Beech E-55 (N111FC), East Palo Alto, CA, destroyed, 6 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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