# NTSB investigations: Beech S35, CA NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports. ## Latest cases - [NTSB WPR24LA317](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA317.md): Yakovlev YAK-50 · Watsonville, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 20, 2024 · N613BM · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage > The Yak-50 pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from another airplane while taxiing and maneuvering. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s inattention due to a distraction inside the cockpit. - [NTSB WPR11FA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11FA090.md): Beech S35 · Chester, CA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 7, 2011 · N5866S · Substantial damage > The pilot's loss of control while maneuvering to land, most likely due to spatial disorientation. - [NTSB LAX03LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA210.md): Beech S35 · Weed, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 19, 2003 · N5828S · Substantial damage > the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate terrain/object clearance altitude. - [NTSB LAX02FA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02FA212.md): Beech S35 · Ojai, CA · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 30, 2002 · N576Q · Destroyed > the pilot's inadequate in-flight planning and failure to maintain an adequate terrain clearance altitude within the canyon. - [NTSB LAX97LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA020.md): Beech S35 · Palo Alto, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 15, 1996 · N5642K · Substantial damage > fuel starvation, due to the pilot's improper positioning of the fuel tank selector to an empty tank. Swampy terrain in the emergency landing area was a related factor. - [NTSB LAX96FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96FA049.md): Beech S35 · Oxnard, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 19, 1995 · N5795K · Destroyed > failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed during a missed approach, after encountering an undetermined propeller malfunction, which resulted in a stall and collision with the terrain. Factors relating to the accident were: darkness, fog, and the… - [NTSB LAX96FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96FA042.md): Beech S35 · Kneeland, CA · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 9, 1995 · N8920M · Destroyed > failure of the pilot to correct a descending spiral and perform a missed approach, after becoming spatially disoriented and deviating from the planned ILS approach procedure. Factors relating to the accident were: darkness, and the pilot's excessive… - [NTSB LAX92FA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92FA220.md): Beech S-35 · Avalon, CA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 27, 1992 · N5874S · Destroyed > 1) Improper preflight planning, 2) the pilots selection of the wrong runway for departure which put the aircraft immediately in an area of restricted visibility and fog after liftoff, 3) the pilots intentional flight into instrument conditions, and 4) his… - [NTSB LAX92FA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92FA185.md): Beech S35 · Long Beach, CA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 24, 1992 · N123JH · Destroyed > The pilot's failure to maintain an airspeed above the airplane's stall speed (vs) and inadvertent entry into a spin. The engine failure resulting from contaminated fuel and inadequate preflights were factors in the accident. - [NTSB LAX78FA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FA045.md): Beech S35 · Palmdale, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · May 1, 1978 · N5851S · Destroyed - [NTSB OAK76FVM42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76FVM42.md): Beech S35 · San Carlos, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 3, 1976 · N440Q · Substantial damage - [NTSB OAK74FVA76](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74FVA76.md): Beech S35 · Visalia, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 18, 1974 · N1708W · Substantial damage - [NTSB LAX72FUM27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72FUM27.md): Beech S35 · Brawley, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · May 17, 1972 · N5618K · Substantial damage - [NTSB OAK71DVM49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK71DVM49.md): Beech S35 · Monterey, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Mar 30, 1971 · N739MP · Substantial damage - [NTSB OAK71FVA16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK71FVA16.md): Beech S35 · Madera, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 16, 1970 · N5787K · Substantial damage - [NTSB LAX69A0007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69A0007.md): Beech S35 · Eagle Mtn, CA · Accident · 3 fatal · Closed · Jul 19, 1968 · N2013W · Destroyed - [NTSB LAX69F0004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69F0004.md): Beech S35 · Van Nuys, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · May 8, 1968 · N9018S · Substantial damage - [NTSB LAX68D0231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68D0231.md): Beech S35 · Blythe, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Nov 28, 1967 · N5833K · Substantial damage - [NTSB OAK68A0033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK68A0033.md): Beech S35 · Callahan, CA · Accident · 3 fatal · Closed · Oct 2, 1967 · N5665K · Destroyed - [NTSB LAX68F0148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68F0148.md): Beech 35 · Tehachipi, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Sep 21, 1967 · N7999K · Substantial damage - [NTSB OAK68D0029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK68D0029.md): Beech S35 · Woodlake, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 15, 1967 · N334DF · Substantial damage - [NTSB LAX67A0104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67A0104.md): Beech S35 · Nipton, CA · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · May 7, 1967 · N5791K · Destroyed - [NTSB OAK67D0214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK67D0214.md): Beech S35 · Gualala, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Feb 5, 1967 · N5874S · Substantial damage - [NTSB LAX67F0149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67F0149.md): Beech S35 · Fullerton, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 1, 1966 · N5832K · Substantial damage - [NTSB LAX66F0355](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66F0355.md): Beech S35 · Blythe, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Apr 19, 1966 · N8633Q · Substantial damage ## The whole list in SQL Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS: ```sql SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1 WHERE c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'CA' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA' AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1151532')) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=1151532&state=CA --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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