# Accident 19881117051339A: Beech 95, Milpitas, CA, November 17, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 1988, 18:15 local time
- Place: Milpitas, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4409° N, 121.8698° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4409&lon=-121.8698&mi=10
- Aircraft: N663Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N663Q-1989-04-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95 (registry code 1153402, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3,169 total, 107 in this make and model, 162 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89FA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89FA050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881117051339A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO A HILL DURING A STEEP DIVE WHILE RETURNING FROM A CROSSCOUNTRY FLIGHT.

## 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 LAX89FA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89FA050), Nov 18, 1988: Beech 95 (N663Q), Milpitis, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE WHILE PERFORMING A MANEUVER.

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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