# Accident 19920527016649A: Beech S35, Avalon, CA, May 27, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 1992, 13:30 local time
- Place: Avalon, CA
- Airport: Catalina Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3792° N, 118.4508° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3792&lon=-118.4508&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5874S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5874S-2013-04-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech S35 (registry code 1151532, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-s35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH S35
- Reported engine: CONT IO520BA
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 3,300 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92FA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92FA220) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920527016649A

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO ESTABLISH CLIMB ON NEAR ZERO IMC DEPARTURE. STRUCK GROUND 100 FEET BELOW RUNWAY ELEVATION OFF END RUNWAY.

## 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 LAX92FA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92FA220), May 27, 1992: Beech S-35 (N5874S), Avalon, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: 1) IMPROPER PREFLIGHT PLANNING, 2) THE PILOTS SELECTION OF THE WRONG RUNWAY FOR DEPARTURE WHICH PUT THE AIRCRAFT IMMEDIATELY IN AN AREA OF RESTRICTED VISIBILITY AND FOG AFTER LIFTOFF, 3) THE PILOTS…

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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