# Accident 19910302003699A: Beech 77, Carmel Valley, CA, March 2, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 2, 1991, 12:56 local time
- Place: Carmel Valley, CA
- Airport: Carmel Valley Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3893° N, 121.6500° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3893&lon=-121.6500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3846X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3846X-1991-07-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 77 (registry code 1153007, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-77) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 77
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,661 total, 51 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA118) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910302003699A

## Narrative

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

DEPARTED INTO RISING TERRAIN AND SEVERE TURBULENCE. UNABLE TO CLIMB, STRUCK TREES. SIGMET IN EFFECT FOR WINDSHEAR.

## 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 LAX91LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA118), Mar 2, 1991: Beech BE-77 (N3846X), Carmel Valley, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PIC TO SUPERVISE A NON-CERTIFICATED PILOT AND TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED WITH SUBSEQUENT COLLISION WITH TREES. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE FAILURE OF THE PIC TO OBTAIN…

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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