# Accident 19881127052259A: Beech N35, Hanford, CA, November 27, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 27, 1988, 19:04 local time
- Place: Hanford, CA
- Airport: Hanford Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Missed Approach IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2699° N, 119.6291° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2699&lon=-119.6291&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9469Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9469Y-2013-05-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech N35 (registry code 1151528, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-n35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH N35
- Reported engine: CONT IO470N
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3,908 total, 1,080 in this make and model, 121 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89FA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89FA057) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881127052259A

## Narrative

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

CAME TOO LOW ON MISSED APPROACH. STRUCK TELEPHONE CABLE CRASHED AND BURNED.ADVISED BELOW MINIMUIMS BUT TRIED ANYWAY

## 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 LAX89FA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89FA057), Nov 28, 1988: Beech N35 (N9469Y), Hanford, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE AND DESCENDED BELOW THE MINIMUM DESCENT ALTITUDE WHILE EXECUTING THE MISSED APPROACH. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE DETERIORATING WEATHER…

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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