# Accident 19961122036169A: Beech 95C55, San Diego, CA, November 22, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 22, 1996, 16:36 local time
- Place: San Diego, CA
- Airport: Brown Field Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5498° N, 117.0408° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5498&lon=-117.0408&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3774Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3774Q-2015-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-C55 (registry code 1152708, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-c55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95C55
- Reported engine: CONT IO520C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 547 total, 265 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97FA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961122036169A

## Narrative

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

ATTEMPTED CIRCLE LAND AFTER MIXED UP VOR APPROACH BELOW MINIMUMS. EXPLODED ON GROUND IMPACT. SEVERE ARTERY DISEASE.

## 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 LAX97FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97FA049), Nov 22, 1996: Beech 95-C55 (N3774Q), San Diego, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's lack of situational awareness (becoming lost/disoriented during the approach), his failure to fly the approach as charted, and his failure to maintain aircraft control, while attempting…

## Other reports on N3774Q (1)

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

- [Accident 19740531019939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740531019939A), May 31, 1974: Beech 95C55 (N3774Q), Tsuniah Lk,Bc, Substantial damage. Gusty winds. Nose gr collapsed,props struck rwy. Investigation under jurisdiction canadian govt.

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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