# NTSB LAX71AL013: Beech V35, N7852L, Capistrno Bch, CA, September 19, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 19, 1970
- Place: Capistrno Bch, CA · CAPISTRNO BCH, CA
- Location: 33.4625° N, 117.6717° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Capistrano Beach, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4625&lon=-117.6717&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 10, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157283
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX71AL013
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71AL013

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1445  70/9/19    CAPISTRNO BCH,CAL   BEECH V35           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 177
        TIME - 0445                    N7852L              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 19 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CAPISTRANO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CAPISTRNO BCH,CAL           BIG PINE,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  200
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                         NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      BELOW MINIMUMS
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- CRASHED INTO BLDG. FIRE DMGD SEVERAL BLDGS AND 2 CARS. 2 BLDG OCCUPANTS INJURED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7852L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7852L-1972-02-29), registration cancelled 1972-02-29, S/N D-8284 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35
- Registry model: [Beech V35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35) (registry code 1151538) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Capistrano

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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