# Accident 20160205007342A: Beech M35, San Pedro, CA, February 5, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 5, 2016, 15:02 local time
- Place: San Pedro, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7853° N, 118.4236° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7853&lon=-118.4236&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9872R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9872R-2017-10-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech M35 (registry code 1151526, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-m35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH M35
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,215 total, 875 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR16FA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16FA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160205007342A

## Narrative

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

ON FEBRUARY 5, 2016 AT APPROXIMATELY 3:02 P.M. LOCAL TIME, A SINGLE ENGINE HAWKER BEECHCRAFT M35, BONANZA (N9872R), COLLIDED WITH A SINGLE ENGINE BELLANCA 8KCAB, DECATHLON (N5057G).  BOTH AIRCRAFT WERE AT APPROXIMATELY 3200 FEET OVER THE PACIFIC OCEAN, OFF THE COAST OF SAN PEDRO, CALIFORNIA.  A TOTAL OF THREE PERSONS WERE FATALLY INJURED ? THE PILOT/OWNER AND PASSENGER OF THE BONANZA AND THE PILOT/OWNER OF THE DECATHLON.  BOTH FLIGHTS WERE CONDUCTED UNDER PART 91 FLIGHT RULES, IN DAY VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) WITH NO AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL (ATC) SERVICES UTILIZED.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N5057G, Bellanca 8KCAB: [Accident 20160205007352A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160205007352A)

## 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 WPR16FA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16FA065), Feb 5, 2016: Beech M35 (N9872R), San Pedro, CA, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of the pilots of both airplanes to see and avoid each other as they converged nearly head-on, which resulted in a midair collision. Contributing to the accident was sun glare on the pilot.

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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