# Accident 19930215002309A: Beech E33, Avalon, CA, February 15, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 1993, 19:45 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: N7882R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7882R-2013-07-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E33 (registry code 1151422, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e33) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E33
- Reported engine: CONT IO470N
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93FA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93FA118) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930215002309A

## Narrative

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

STALLED AND SPUN IN FROM TOP OF THIRD LOOP. BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL INTOXICATED. HAD PRIOR ALCOHOL PROBLEMS.

## 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 LAX93FA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93FA118), Feb 16, 1993: Beech E33 (N7882R), Avalon, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGEMENT WHICH RESULTED IN HIS ATTEMPT TO PERFORM AEROBATICS AT NIGHT IN HILLY TERRAIN AT AN ALTITUDE INADEQUATE FOR TERRAIN CLEARANCE.

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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