# Accident 19891026043739A: Beech F35, Lake Berryessa, CA, October 26, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 1989, 15:23 local time
- Place: Lake Berryessa, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5504° N, 122.1502° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5504&lon=-122.1502&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5034B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5034B-1990-08-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech F35 (registry code 1151514, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-f35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH F35
- Reported engine: CONT E2258
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 2,400 total, 400 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90FA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90FA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891026043739A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK POWERLINES 125 FEET OVER LAKE BERRYESSA. WRECKAGE FELL INTO LAND AND SANK.

## 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 LAX90FA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90FA017), Oct 26, 1989: Beech F35 (N5034B), Lake Berryessa, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT BY THE PILOT AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALTITUDE. THE POWER LINES WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

## Other reports on N5034B (1)

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

- [Incident 19800519053429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800519053429I), May 19, 1980: Beech B35 (N5034B), San Jose, CA, Minor damage. Aircraft taxiied into parked aircraft. Pilot diverted his attention.

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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