# Accident 19870223002979A: Beech F33A, Anza, CA, February 23, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 23, 1987, 14:42 local time
- Place: Anza, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5616° N, 116.6961° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anza, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5616&lon=-116.6961&mi=10
- Aircraft: N59AB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59AB-2011-03-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech F33A (registry code 1151425, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-f33a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH F33A
- Reported engine: CONT IO520BB
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 1,967 total, 60 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87FA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87FA121) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870223002979A

## Narrative

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

VFR PILOT PROCEEDED INTO AREA OF LOW CEILINGS, SNOWSHOWERS AND FOG. LOST ORIENTATION, SPIRALED TO GROUND IMPACT.

## 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 LAX87FA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87FA121), Feb 23, 1987: Beech F33A (N59AB), Anza, CA, destroyed, 4 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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