# NTSB LAX65A0093: Beechcraft C-18S, N9107R, Corona Dl Mar, CA, May 29, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 29, 1965
- Place: Corona Dl Mar, CA · CORONA DL MAR, CA
- Location: 33.5981° N, 117.8731° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Corona del Mar, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5981&lon=-117.8731&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 9 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 10, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178262
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX65A0093
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX65A0093

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0859  65/5/29    CORONA DL MAR CAL   BEECHCRAFT C-18S    CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 835
        TIME - 0700                    N9107R              PX-  8  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ORANGE COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          MISC-INSTRUMENT FAILURE FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
        WEATHER BRIEFING - OTHER
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  100
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       57
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      IFR (VFR CONDITIONS ON TOP)
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PILOT DISCUSSED WEATHER WITH FLT INST.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9107R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9107R-1965-09-24), registration cancelled 1965-09-24, S/N 5660 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT C-18S
- Registry model: [Beech C18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c18s) (registry code 1150902) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Orange County

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.

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