# Accident 19880507016729A: Beech 35BEECH, Santa Paula, CA, May 7, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 1988, 12:14 local time
- Place: Santa Paula, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3993° N, 119.0705° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3993&lon=-119.0705&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3322V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3322V-2012-10-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 35 (registry code 1151502, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35BEECH
- Reported engine: CONT E1851
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,647 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88FA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA192) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880507016729A

## Narrative

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

RADAR SHOWS AIRCRAFT ENTERED A SPIRAL DIVE IN AREA OF CRASH. EVIDENCE INDICATES VFR PILOT LOST CONTROL IN IMC.

## 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 LAX88FA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA192), May 7, 1988: Beech 35 (N3322V), Santa Paula, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AN AIRSPEED AT WHICH THE AIRCRAFT IS CONTROLLABLE AND ABOVE THE STALL SPEED.

## Other reports on N3322V (1)

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

- [Accident 19780416006089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780416006089A), Apr 16, 1978: Beech 35BEECH (N3322V), Santa Monica, CA, Substantial damage. Piper PA-28,N1437T,minor damage. Wind gusts to 35 KTS.

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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