# Accident 19880511046449A: Beech 35B33, Ocotillo, CA, May 11, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 1988
- Place: Ocotillo, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7207° N, 115.8805° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7207&lon=-115.8805&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8875A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8875A-2013-11-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B35 (registry code 1151506, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35B33
- Reported engine: CONT E18511
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 150 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88FA331](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA331) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880511046449A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT BECAME MISSING. FOUND MONTHS LATER IN SANDY WASH. DESTROYED BY IMPACT AND FIRE. ALL 4 ONBOARD WERE PILOTS.

## 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 LAX88FA331](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA331), May 11, 1988: Beech B-35 (N8875A), Ocotillo, CA, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: INFLIGHT COLLISION WITH TERRAIN FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

## Other reports on N8875A (1)

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

- [Incident 19880228043749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880228043749I), Feb 28, 1988: Beech B35 (N8875A), Agua Caliente S, CA. Propeller struck passenger attempting to remove chocks. Flew passenger to san diego for emergency medical treatment

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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