# Accident 19870908080089A: Beech H35, Avenal, CA, September 8, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 1987, 17:00 local time
- Place: Avenal, CA
- Airport: Avenal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8895° N, 120.0696° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8895&lon=-120.0696&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7962D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7962D-1995-12-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech H35 (registry code 1151520, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH H35
- Reported engine: CONT O470G
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,705 total, 1,266 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87LA330](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA330) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870908080089A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX87LA330](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA330), Sep 9, 1987: Beech H35 (N7962D), Avenal, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7962D (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19810417031179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810417031179I), Apr 17, 1981: Beech 35B33 (N7962D), Rio Linda, CA, Minor damage. Pilot forgot to extend gear prior to landing.
- [Incident 19790106001109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790106001109I), Jan 6, 1979: Beech H35 (N7962D), Marysville, CA, Damage unknown. Pilot inadvertently retracted the gear during landing roll.

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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