# Accident 19960109000179A: Parten AP68TP300, El Segundo, CA, January 9, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 9, 1996, 09:14 local time
- Place: El Segundo, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: IGAA
- Location: 33.9507° N, 118.4003° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9507&lon=-118.4003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3116C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3116C-1996-11-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Partenavia C.A. AP68TP SERIES 300 (registry code 6780110, https://openairdocs.org/model/partenavia-c-a-ap68tp-series-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PARTEN AP68TP300
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250B17
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 8,963 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 135 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96FA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96FA091) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960109000179A

## Narrative

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

DEPARTED SPECIAL VFR IN FOG. RADAR CONTACT LOST EN ROUTE. WRECKAGE FOUND IN OCEAN OFF SHORE. PILOT NOT FOUND.

## 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 LAX96FA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96FA091), Jan 9, 1996: Partenavia AF68TP  Spartacus (N3116C), El Segundo, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: loss of control for undetermined reasons.

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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