# Accident 20030731026679A: Beech 77, Murrieta/Temecu, CA, July 31, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 2003, 19:34 local time
- Place: Murrieta/Temecu, CA
- Airport: French Valley Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5761° N, 117.1281° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5761&lon=-117.1281&mi=10
- Aircraft: N972V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N972V-2014-11-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 77 (registry code 1153007, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-77) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 77
- Reported engine: LYC O235*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX03LA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA251) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030731026679A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT N972V, A BEECH 77, IMPACTED THE GROUND WHILE ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND AT FRENCH VALLEY AIRPORT CALIFORNIA WITNESSES STATED THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO CATCH A GUST OF WIND AND DID A COMPLETE LOOP BEFORE IMPACTING THE GROUND.

## 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 LAX03LA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA251), Aug 1, 2003: Beech 77 (N972V), French Valley, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's attempted low altitude flight maneuver during a go-around, which resulted in his loss of control of the airplane and subsequent in-flight collision with terrain.

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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