# NTSB LAX70A0033: Beech D95A, N8619M, Big Sur, CA, December 11, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 11, 1969
- Place: Big Sur, CA · BIG SUR, CA
- Location: 36.2702° N, 121.8075° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Big Sur, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2702&lon=-121.8075&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 4, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149636
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX70A0033
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70A0033

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3787  69/12/11   BIG SUR,CALIF       BEECH D95A          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 3555
        TIME - 0033                    N8619M              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 181 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          SAN DIEGO,CALIF             SAN RAFAEL,CALIF             MONTEREY,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- LETDOWN AT NITE IN AREA OF SPARSE LTG. STRUCK 1000 FT CLIFF ABOVE OCEAN BEACH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8619M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8619M-1970-07-13), registration cancelled 1970-07-13, S/N TD 547 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D95A
- Registry model: [Beech D95A](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d95a) (registry code 1153408) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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