# NTSB LAX71FUG22: Beech V35, N2040W, El Monte, CA, November 11, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: November 11, 1970
- Place: El Monte, CA · EL MONTE, CA
- Location: 34.0746° N, 118.0291° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of El Monte, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0746&lon=-118.0291&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report January 29, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169746
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX71FUG22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71FUG22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1860  70/11/11   EL MONTE,CALIF      BEECH V35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 65, 6524
        TIME - 1812                    N2040W              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 5061 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN DIEGO,CALIF             SANTA ANA,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- HIT 50FT HIGH PWR LINES APPROX 1300FT FROM RWY THRESHOLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2040W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2040W-2011-06-14), registration cancelled 2011-06-14, S/N D-7981, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35
- Registry model: [Beech V35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35) (registry code 1151538) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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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