# NTSB LAX74AL050: Beech 58, N9269Q, Big Bear Cy, CA, January 7, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 7, 1974
- Place: Big Bear Cy, CA · BIG BEAR CY, CA
- Location: 34.2611° N, 116.8450° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Big Bear City, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2611&lon=-116.8450&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 31, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186795
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX74AL050
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74AL050

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0808   74/1/7    BIG BEAR CY,CALIF   BEECH 58            CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 62, 2692
        TIME - 1304                    N9269Q              PX-  1  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 550 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PALM SPRINGS,CALIF          RED BLUFF,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - SNOW
           WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC.
           WEATHER - CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO CARB./INDUCTION SYSTEM ICING
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST/LOWER SCATTERED                                  3700
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- CLIMBING TO 14000FT IN THE CLOUDS.FREEZING LVL APRX 10000FT.RCVRD 1/13/74.NORTON 1255PST WX.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9269Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9269Q-1974-08-21), registration cancelled 1974-08-21, S/N TH232 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58
- Registry model: [Beech 58](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58) (registry code 1152740) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740107020139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740107020139A), Jan 7, 1974: Beech 58, Big Bear Cy, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Climbing to 14000FT in the clouds. Freezing lvl aprx 10000FT.rcvrd 1/13/74.norton 1255PST wx.

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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