# Accident 20030606011639A: Beech A36TC, Fairfax, CA, June 6, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 2003, 15:51 local time
- Place: Fairfax, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0692° N, 118.3511° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0692&lon=-118.3511&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1856P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1856P-2004-08-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36TC (registry code 1151603, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36tc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36TC
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520UB
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 5
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX03FA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03FA182) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030606011639A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 6, 2003, AT 1551 PST, AIRCRAFT N1856P, A BEECH A36TC COLLIDED WITH THE ROOF OF AN APARTMENT BUILDING LOCATED AT 601 N. SPAULDING IN THE FAIRFAX DISTRICT OF LOS ANGELES. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED SANTA MONICA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (SMO) AT 1545 FOR MCCARREN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (LAS), LAS VEGAS. THE RECORDED COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE SMO TOWER WERE RECEIVED. THE PILOT STATES TO SMO TOWER THAT HE WAS "GOING TO TRY AND GET OUT OF THE BASIN VIA ONTARIO, AND TRY AND POP UP THROUGH THE "BROKEN LAYERS/BROKEN STUFF" IN THE AREA." AIRCRAFT WAS LAST SEEN BY WITNESSES AS IT ENTERED THE CLOUDS, THEN IT WAS SEEN IN A NOSE DOWN SPINNING ATTITUDE. *NOTE*PILOT CERTIFICATE IS PRIVATE PILOT WITH NO INSTRUMENT RATING.

## 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 LAX03FA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03FA182), Jun 6, 2003: Beech A36TC (N1856P), Los Angeles, CA, destroyed, 5 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's in-flight loss of control due to spatial disorientation, and failure to maintain airspeed, which resulted in a stall/spin. Also causal was the pilot's disregard of the weather information…

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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