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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech H35 · Avenal, CA · September 8, 1987

Date
September 8, 1987 · 17:00 local
Place
Avenal, CA
Airport
Avenal
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7962D
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX87LA330
Reported as
Beech H35
Reported engine
Continental O470G
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,705 total1,266 in this make and model43 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Low oil pressure. Engine quit on final second try. Collided with terrain short of runway. Too high first approach.

As the FAA filed it

LOW OIL PRESSURE. ENGINE QUIT ON FINAL SECOND TRY. COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN SHORT OF RUNWAY. TOO HIGH FIRST APPROACH.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N7962D · 2

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