# Accident 19940103000149A: Beech 76, Avalon, CA, January 3, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 3, 1994, 12:30 local time
- Place: Avalon, CA
- Airport: Catalina Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3793° N, 118.4491° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3793&lon=-118.4491&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8013Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8013Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 76 (registry code 1153005, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-76) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-A1D (registry code 41504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 76
- Reported engine: CONT IO360A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,200 total, 250 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940103000149A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK WIRES 7 MILES FROM AVX AFTER TAKEOFF. REMAINED AIRBORNE. RETURNED. WIRES 180 FT AGL. WAS BELOW RIDGES.

## 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 LAX94LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA092), Jan 3, 1994: Beech 76 (N8013Y), Avalon, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO SEE AND AVOID THE POWERLINES. A RELATED FACTOR WAS THE PILOT'S POOR JUDGMENT IN FLYING AT LOW ALTITUDE.

## Other reports on N8013Y (1)

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

- [Incident 20170630013769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170630013769I), Jun 30, 2017: Beech 76 (N8013Y), Readington, NJ, Minor damage. Pilot was running his aircraft on the ground when he decided to takeoff for one lap around the pattern. Upon landing the aircraft touched down with the gear…

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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