# Accident 19920502015399A: Beech A36, Avalon, CA, May 2, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 1992, 16:23 local time
- Place: Avalon, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3797° N, 118.4506° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3797&lon=-118.4506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N583T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N583T-1994-03-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Reported engine: CONT IO520BA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,700 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA386](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA386) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920502015399A

## Narrative

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

BECAME MISSING OVER OCEAN NEAR AVALON. RADAR SHOWS 7000 FPM DESCENT PRIOR COAST MODE. WAS INJURED PRIOR AUTO WRECK.

## 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 LAX92LA386](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA386), May 2, 1992: Beech A36 (N583T), Avalon, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO PILOT INCAPACITATION FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON(S).

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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